Word: backseaters
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...stolen election of 2000; the first time I witnessed weddings on reality television; and perhaps that tragic moment I first observed our President’s penchant for the word “nucular.” But, though these episodes were certainly disturbing, they take a backseat to what I’ve just learned—Kelly Clarkson, the illustrious Idol, has a chance at winning the presidency. Well, sort...
...familiar to any college kid: those infuriating red digits say you’ve slept through your morning lecture (again) and you feel too tired (or maybe too guilty) to even get out of bed to check your e-mail. Or, you’re riding in the cramped backseat of your friend’s car on a weekend road trip and have a sudden urge to read The Crimson—except your roommate snagged the one in your door-basket because he or she actually gets up in the morning. And, of course, every time something memorable...
...hitch in the campaign: a slightly misguided slogan encouraging people to “Be a Backseat Driver, Not a Reckless One!” Butterworth, laughing at the notion of drunk people in Halloween costumes shouting driving directions, admits that what they probably meant to say was simply “stay off the road...
While their opinions sometimes take the backseat, Briggs and others say that professor can learn a lot from working on a campaign...
...helped matters with his continuing spew of stiff-necked platitudes, but he has been resolute, so far, about American postwar responsibilities. "We have a moral responsibility to leave Iraq better than we found it," a high-ranking Administration official told me last week. Morals often take a backseat to practicalities in the heat of an election, though, and one wonders whether the Democrats will resist the easy demagoguery of a Bring 'Em Home Now campaign...