He argued that the paper's "critical thinking" provided a needed balance to the "yes man" attitude found in other publications.
So when the latest opportunity came along in an interview with the New Statesman, he let rip at his traditional foes: Margaret Thatcher, greedy bankers and, yes, rightwing attitudes to homosexuality.
But yes, societal attitudes have changed.
Respondents were asked whether they agreed, disagreed or neither agreed nor disagreed with these statements and a score was derived distinguishing those with positive attitudes (yes to the first three items and no to the fourth); those with negative attitudes (no to the first three items and yes to the fourth) and an intermediate group, termed neutral, with other mixtures of responses.
And yes, a positive attitude helps with everything, but positive attitude alone won't cut it.
So I re-read African Adventure, and yes, sadly, the attitude to foreigners is often patronising, and there are occasional lines to make you wince.
His silence on Amendment One this afternoon, and on gay marriage throughout his presidency, may keep his campaign managers happy, but hardly reflects the "yes we can" attitude that got him elected.
Women deemed eligible for the survey were those who had children under five, had never lost a child, were not pregnant at the time of the inquiry and who had a clear attitude ("yes" or "no") towards whether a HIV-positive female teacher should be allowed to continue teaching in school.
Women deemed eligible for the survey were those who had children under five, had never lost a child, were not pregnant at the time of inquiry and who had a clear attitude ("yes" or "no") towards whether a HIV-positive female teacher should be allowed to continue teaching in school.
But, yes, these traditional attitudes about gender roles have been common in the movement, though not nearly as much as most observers imagine.
