Word: blunderer
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...governor. King, however, may not get a second chance. His veto, a desperate scramble for votes, backfired. He probably made enemies of his own children--if he has any-and all those whose red wagons lie rusting. And he committed what may prove his biggest--and last--political blunder...
...says. "You should never underestimate the persuasive power of the President, or of the number of people who will go along with him just because he is the President." Concurs National Editor John Elson: "The AWACS question was badly mishandled by Reagan and his staff. It is basically a blunder that they retrieved. But it is obviously extremely risky ever to bet against this President...
Thus Rather was visibly taken aback when, at 10:26 a.m. E.D.T., Cairo Bureau Manager Scotti Williston told him by phone, on the air, that her sources were reporting "that the President has passed away." Wary of repeating the egregious blunder that all three networks made in reporting the death of Reagan Press Secretary James Brady on the day the President was shot last March, an agitated Rather kept pressing Williston, hard. Were her sources reliable? They were, said the imperturbable Williston, who, before her assignment to Cairo in 1979, was CBS News' deputy foreign editor. No official word...
...nations would end. Confused and shocked, the Dutch government reconsidered the sale but decided it could not afford to lose the 3000 jobs. The Dutch, perhaps thinking the Chinese were bluffing, gave the government a vote of confidence. But the Chinese were serious and pulled out their ambassador. Blunder number...
...opposition; they now stand alone. West Germany and Sweden might have been willing to present a united front, but the Dutch neglected to ask. So Holland--with its less vocal neighbor, Belgium--now have committed themselves against the missiles and they have no leverage in opposition to Reagan, Blunder number...