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...former President Bush provided the service's lightest moment when he spoke of the irony of Chevy Chase lampooning one of the more athletic Presidents as a bumbler. He added that he could go on about the need for those in the public eye to be able to laugh at themselves. "But as Dana Carvey would say," he said, segueing into a dead-on impression of his former Saturday Night Live tormenter: "Not gonna do it. Wouldn't be prudent...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: An Imperial Farewell for a Simple Man | 1/2/2007 | See Source »

...right thing deprived Ford of much of the public trust he had enjoyed on assuming the presidency. His approval rating, according to the Gallup Poll, plummeted from 71% to 49%. And those who did not think of him as untrustworthy began to see him as a bumbler...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gerald Ford: Steady Hand for a Nation in Crisis | 12/27/2006 | See Source »

Thank goodness for her support. Besides Dewis, there’s Wilner’s bumbler, always with his head craned forward in a clownish jut; Burkle, who ingratiates himself to the audience with his deft comic timing; and Low, her brisk aunt perhaps too crisp but never unappealing. Technical direction is by Blase E. Ur ’07, the complex, transparent set is designed by Melissa E. Goldman ’06 and the deliberate lighting by Kelzie E. Beebe ’04. John T. Drake ’06 contributes a punchy sound design which includes...

Author: By Benjamin J. Soskin, ON THEATER | Title: Review: 'Hedda' Fueled by Destruction | 4/26/2004 | See Source »

...Hong Kong cops led by the flinty Simon Yam. Yam and his jackbooted troops spend most of the film terrorizing helpless criminal punks, who are only too eager to sell each other out. They're on the lookout for a gun lost by Detective Lo (Suet Lam), an obese bumbler who makes Inspector Clouseau look like Gil Grissom from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Big, Bad Cops | 5/5/2003 | See Source »

...Tumbler b) Mumbler c) Bumbler d) The Notorious G.W.B...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: News Quiz Sep. 25, 2000 | 9/25/2000 | See Source »

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