Word: booting
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Waller who blurted out that unexpected assessment last week, and for those who know him, it was altogether plausible that this was a simple case of a guileless Army man putting his boot in his mouth. "He's a hell of a good soldier," said a friend of Waller's, "but that doesn't make him a competent spokesman...
...heat in millions of homes, freezing the old and frail; to close down thousands of factories and utility plants, causing mass unemployment and no little additional poverty. A price run-up or supply restriction sharp enough could touch off a similar worldwide recession -- and an inflationary recession to boot. That power cannot be put into the hands of a megalomaniac who can be trusted to deal with anyone who might try to stop him by squeezing in the most vulnerable spot. And if Saddam Hussein gets away with his seizure of Kuwait, he will be master not only...
...quickly becoming outdated. As we begin the '90s, the zeitgeist has changed again. Now the sensitive male is a wimp and an object of derision to boot. In her song Sensitive New Age Guys, singer Christine Lavin lampoons, "Who carries the baby on his back? Who thinks Shirley MacLaine is on the inside track?" Now it's goodbye, Alan Alda; hello, Mel Gibson, with your sensitive eyes and your lethal weapon. Hi there, Arnold Schwarzenegger, the devoted family man with terrific triceps. The new surge of tempered macho is everywhere. Even the male dummies in store windows are getting tougher...
...Supports the death penalty. Proposes stiffer penalties for violent and white collar criminals, saying inmates should be "reintroduced to the joys of busting rocks." Opposes a ban on assault weapons. Supports Regimented Inmate Discipline Program or "boot camp" bill for young offenders...
...great career for women. What they don't brag about is the charges that have been leveled at the Navy for the way it treats many women. Now a report by the Navy's Inspector General has targeted the sprawling Orlando Naval Training Center, which includes the only boot camp for women, as the site of repeated infractions. During the 18-month period ending in June, the report said, there were at least six cases of rape of women at Orlando -- and no prosecutions. The investigation also unearthed charges of sexual assaults and social-fraternization violations...