Word: charisma
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Mather House production of Burn This is not so lucky. Very little catches in this play. The actors lack chemistry and charisma; the set, a carpeted room with a couch that is supposed to side as a dance studio, is unrealistic. The costumes are implausible, and the synthesized music is gratingly tinny...
...signatures of more than 20,000 adherents, ranging from teachers and train drivers to electricians and factory foremen. Unlike Poland, where union workers sparked a popular insurrection, no single sector of society fuels the unrest in East Germany. The dissenters lack both a leader with Lech Walesa's charisma and a specific agenda...
...blond-haired good looks, on-camera charisma and a journalistic resume that stretches from Three Mile Island to 60 Minutes. No wonder Sawyer has made it to the top. But her skillful mix of style and substance raises questions about the growing impact of stars in TV news. Are these high-paid personalities worth the money? More important, do they deserve our trust...
...fear of being parodied in Doonesbury enough to account for a statewide charisma deficit? Deukmejian, who established an organization called Citizens for Common Sense, is so unadventurous that George Bush makes jokes about him. The most exciting thing about Pete Wilson -- dubbed one of the more anonymous people in American politics -- was his showing up on the Senate floor straight from the hospital in his pajamas to cast an important vote. Wilson was so unremarkable during his first term that one-third of California voters were unable even to rate his performance...
...politics can become only so boring before it ceases to exist at all. Last week Los Angeles held an election and almost no one came -- only 23% of the voters turned out. Bradley does not need charisma to attract money; the bankers and developers in Los Angeles have wallets as fat as Michael J. Fox's. But politicians do need to inspire people, or at least keep them awake, if they are to lead as well...