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" A few years back, my son graduated from Brandeis. David Halberstam was supposed to be the graduation speaker. He died tragically in an automobile accident. His replacement? Brandeis grad Tom Friedman, who was just yesterday bestowed a memorable honor by the Big Blue Meanie for this gem of an idea: After his mayoral term is over in 2013, Bloomberg will apparently spend more time running his foundation. That&amp;#039;s commendable. But the single greatest act of philanthropy he could do for the country is right now: run for president as an independent, at least long enough to participate in all the debates. Oh, for the love of Christ. Help us, Obi-Wan Kenobi, you&amp;#039;re our only hope. Yes, because what the country is asking \u2014 nay, begging \u2014 for right now is another oblivious plutocrat who wants to adopt the kind of mild zombie-eyed granny-starving that Tom Friedman thinks America needs. I still think I should have gotten every dime of that tuition back. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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