Word: agnew
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Agnew will never fit your cookie cutter. Your unprofessional and intemperate language proves that he has reached you and your TV buddies...
...When this country cries out for a unifying force that can only come with thoughtful and perceptive leadership, Mr. Agnew responds with shallow invective and inflammatory theatrics...
...Agnew did not cut the deck between constitutional freedom or Machiavellian censorship; rather, he spread the cards on the table to reveal any irresponsible freedom or censorship that might "already exist." Perhaps such a critical hand might be just helpful enough to bluff the aim of some joker's camera or steady a film editor's slippery scissors that can hack or heal history in one snip...
Nonetheless, it is conceded that these men have developed a following that depends on them for political guidance. Mr. Agnew stresses only this: let them guide on their own time, making it clear that they are editorializing, and finally, let them deliver their criticism on regularly scheduled newscasts, at which time the people are prepared for such things...
...last week the Senate passed a massive tax cut, the biggest since 1964, to take effect at the worst possible time for the economy. "A matchless performance in fiscal irresponsibility," declared the Administration's phrasemaker, Vice President Spiro Agnew, in a New Orleans speech. Many others agreed with him. Vermont's Senator George Aiken protested that "this Christmas tree is getting overloaded." Delaware's Senator John Williams, speaking with the objectivity of a politician who is retiring next year, blamed the "100 Santa Clauses" in the Senate. Added Williams: "When the American people get the bill, they...