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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Most people subscribe to the unwritten rule that prestige carries with it great responsibility. This is a great pain in the ass...

Author: By Eric Pulier, | Title: The Stigma of a Harvard Degree | 5/25/1988 | See Source »

Trying to shed this wimp image, the Vice President has insulted women, shouted at journalists, and intimidated children. This is the man who got beat by Geraldine Ferraro in a 1984 debate--then bragged to his rich Republican buddies that he had "kicked a little ass...

Author: By Frank E. Lockwood, | Title: Deep Doo Doo for Bush | 4/25/1988 | See Source »

...voters that they are just "regular" guys. Even George Bush, vice president and candidate with the wimp factor, was captain of Yale's baseball team. And after his 1984 debate with Geraldine Ferraro, he indulged in some spontaneous male bonding with a group of dockworkers. "We kicked some ass," he said. The sports allusion, as well as the sexist content, of his remark is clear...

Author: By Susan B. Glasser, | Title: Boys and Sports | 4/16/1988 | See Source »

...editors of the Review felt "compelled to write an article bringing public attention to the inferior quality..." of Black professor William Cole. Although the Review offered him an opportunity to respond to their charges, they thought it necessary to explicitly warn the professor not to use the words "motherfucker, ass, and bullshit...

Author: By John L. Larew, | Title: Racism Revisited at the Review | 3/14/1988 | See Source »

...playthings of film fans and technofreaks until CDs revolutionized the audio market. "The triumph of the CD is giving the laser- disc industry a tremendous help," says Kenichi Ohmae, a top management consultant in Tokyo. Voyager's Robert Stein is blunter: "At the consumer level, CDs completely saved the ass of laser discs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Technology: Living-Room Cinema | 2/22/1988 | See Source »

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