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...ubiquitous political gimmick, practiced by candidates nationwide. Perfected in the President's 1992 campaign, the format is familiar to anyone unlucky enough to own a TV. A television studio--or a hall outfitted like a TV studio--is filled with a carefully screened audience. A local television anchor, his hair perfectly in place, serves as master of ceremonies. The candidate, or President as the case may be, wanders the stage looking thoughtful, pensively wagging his wireless microphone. The people speak, the candidate listens. And then he responds with perfectly scripted spontaneity. Concerns are addressed, issues are aired, dialogue is facilitated...
Later, Neree established a credit union after noticing the local need to "anchor the community and spark economic growth...
...Gingrich steps down, Paxon would be in position to replace him. Any doubts Gingrich had about how he's really regarded in the Paxon household were erased later in the week when the New York Post excerpted a book written by Paxon's wife, former G.O.P. Congresswoman turned CBS anchor SUSAN MOLINARI. It described Gingrich as self-obsessed, suffering delusions of grandeur and prone to tears of self-pity...
Many students may have missed Cramer's reference to Lenin, but they still enjoyed writing about cultural events for the magazine. As its editor, Kaplan planned each issue around an "anchor piece," a feature article about a musician, playwright or somebody in the arts...
...writing to express my support for Norm MacDonald, who, as anchor of "Weekend Update," was the only funny part of the otherwise lifeless Saturday Night Live. I am asking you to reinstate Norm. Until that time, I will watch Mad TV, which I've never seen but doesn't look real good...