Word: bashing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...grants would be a demolition of the national social safety net. TIME's John Dickerson says that the governors' outcry will have a limited effect at this point in the budget battle: "It hurts Clinton a little, because the Republicans will pick it up as a nice cudgel to bash the President. But if Democrats and Republicans want to balance the budget, the governors aren't going to have much...
...late-night bash hosted by newly-elected members of the Massachusetts delegation--all Democrats themselves--will end the evening...
...every house has a group or club aimed at the under-30 crowd. When Robert B. Driver took over as general director of the Opera Company of Philadelphia five years ago, he began to woo young professionals. Presto!--a brand new event called the Puccini-tini, a martini-tasting bash. A Junior Guild, for people under 35, offers a package of dinners and discounts plus a chance to try out as a spear carrier in Aida. It may sound corny, but it works: in the 1990-91 season the Philadelphia had 3,099 subscribers; today the number...
...intention to bash the government department. If nothing else, my experiences in government classes have taught me how to think in an organized and systematic fashion, thus allowing me to hone a skill which I will carry with me and utilize no matter what path my life takes. However, one can learn how to think in a botany class, a digital circuits class, or a psychology class all without the aggressive and adversarial undertones which pervade my department. In short, being a hunter is far more unpleasant than it needs to be, if it needs...
...office and saw Buckley there, he headed in another direction. Why? "Too many leaks," says one of Dole's senior advisers. "Dole's no dummy." Buckley complicated his postcampaign life as well. Through an intermediary, he urged Dole to especially go after the New York Times during his bash-the-liberal-media phase. Sources say Buckley was peeved at Times coverage and sought revenge. But he wants his role kept secret, since he is worried that the paper will pay him back with bad reviews for the novels he writes...