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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...venturing into the political fray on other topics as well. The Simpsons chose the night of Bush's acceptance speech at the Republican Convention to make their reply to the President's gibe. "Hey, we're just like the Waltons," said Bart. "Both families spend a lot of time praying for the end of the Depression." The Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings were the subject of pointed comments on Designing Women last season. "The man does not belong on the Supreme Court," said one character. "He belongs in the national repertory theater." Even frivolous shows like Freshman Dorm, a CBS summer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sitcom Politics | 9/21/1992 | See Source »

From there, they extend through the backfield(despite Co-Captain fullback Dave Sheronas) andthe offensive line. On the line, seniors AndyWalker and Bart Newman return to add stability...

Author: By John B. Trainer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: It's No Secret: Tigers Are the Ones to Beat | 9/18/1992 | See Source »

From there, they extend through the backfield(despite Co-Captain fullback Dave Sheronas) andthe offensive line. On the line, seniors AndyWalker and Bart Newman return to add stability...

Author: By John B. Trainer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: It's No Secret: Tigers Are the Ones to Beat | 9/16/1992 | See Source »

...Murphy's reply to the moral criticism leveled last spring by Vice President Dan Quayle -- continuing the argument over Murphy's single motherhood that showed Republican strategists just how powerful the family-values issue might be in this campaign. At an even farther remove from reality, the cartoon character Bart Simpson last week responded on television to President Bush's remark that he hoped the country's family values would be "a lot more like the Waltons and a lot less like the Simpsons." Bart's response: "We're just like the Waltons. We're praying...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Family Values | 8/31/1992 | See Source »

Compared with Bush in his stilted performance on CBS This Morning, however, Clinton looked like Bart Simpson. Instead of phoned-in questions, the President faced a polite group of people culled from the line waiting for a White House tour. Sitting in the Rose Garden, they were understandably reluctant to embarrass their host. Yet even Bush's programmed responses were revealing. For one thing, astute viewers learned that the President's phrase "Let me put that in perspective" is like a road sign: EVASIVE GENERALIZATION AHEAD. And Bush's tactic of touting his Administration's record at every turn seemed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Minding Their Q's and A's | 7/13/1992 | See Source »

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