Word: charisma
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...film. Downey plays the role so well that his double dislike of Charlie—both for upsetting his school and for pursuing his daughter Susan (Kat Dennings)—is palpable. Yelchin’s Charlie, in comparison, cannot pass muster; he possesses neither the charisma of Ferris Bueller nor the complexity of Holden Caulfield.Most irritating in the movie’s obvious homage to misunderstood delinquents is its recurring misuse of Cat Stevens’ “If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out,” guaranteed to enrage any “Harold...
...impossible not to draw parallels between Obama and John F. Kennedy. Like J.F.K., Obama exemplifies a positive attitude, inclusiveness, energy, charisma and good looks. But more important, he "radiates the new," as you put it. He convinces us that we can make a difference - just as J.F.K. did. I bought into J.F.K.'s dream of making the world better, and it has been the best investment of my life. Susan Porter, Madison...
Lacking the vast charisma that enabled his brother to hold on to power for nearly a half-century, Ral can go one of two ways to establish his legitimacy: he can return to his hard-line roots and use his security forces to crack down on dissent, or he can earn the affection of his beleaguered people by further loosening the economic and political screws--a path that may be easier to take if Washington drops the embargo. "If we don't," says Jake Colvin, director of the Washington-based USA*Engage, an arm of the National Foreign Trade Council...
...camera picks up Pete Fredriksen, 56 and still dressing in t-shirts. Tonight's is black and printed with an image borrowed from the Beatles: four giants of Democratic charisma crossing a road - Franklin Roosevelt, John Kennedy, Bill Clinton and Obama. Fredriksen is talking about the energy and optimism of Obama's young supporters. "They remind me of myself years ago." Then cut to Bruce Elfant, 49, a more practical sort. He's the Travis County constable and a lifelong soldier in the beleaguered ranks of Texas Democrats. You hear him talking about his hope that a jolt of Obamamania...
...whooped and cheered from the moment Uno appeared with the other hounds on the night of Feb. 11, and he ahhrroooed right back, bouncing along, working the ring, his tail sending a draft through the hall. Judges, like all political professionals, are clear-eyed, hardheaded, immune to cute and charisma. Was there the curse of condescension toward a breed that has ranked among the top 10 most popular dogs in the U.S. for nearly a century? The saluki was elegant and urbane; the Plott hound tough and tireless. Dogs, however, are judged not against one another but against perfection...