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| I found Miller's categories--from W's evident-to-himself tautologies to his deflective self-appraisals--helpful tools to becoming a better Bush-watcher. Instead of describing an environment of brutal anti-queer hostility, Howard writes that "homosexuality and gender insubordination were acknowledged and accommodated with a pervasive, deflective pretense of ignorance" (xi). When a reporter wants a story, he or she doesn't want a PR firm or pat, deflective answers. |
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