Word: charismas
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...Arabic inscription, in green ink. Although she acknowledges that Hussein is no democrat - "If I were in his shoes, I'd rule differently." - Faisal maintains that the Iraqi dictator is probably the most impressive leader in the Arab world. "He is an old-fashioned knight," she gushes. "He has charisma and an iron will - compared with him, the other leaders of the Arab world are small pygmies. Such a man deserves to be treated with respect...
Spitzer's gift is a plain-talking sensibility. He was a brilliant student and a star athlete, but he doesn't connect emotionally with people or ooze charisma like a Bill Clinton. He is attractive, though not in a classic way. His strikingly deep-set eyes underscore his drive and intensity. And his pronounced chin once moved the New York Times to comment, "His jaw actually juts." Spitzer has a cheeky sense of humor. (At the Institutional Investor magazine awards dinner for market analysts in November, he opened his speech by saying, "It is wonderful to be here this evening...
...discreet. He's Bush's personal CIA, with secure lines into corporate boardrooms, foreign governments, both houses of Congress and sleeper cells in every branch of government. When he went to visit senior British officials--who know something about reticence--they were struck by his demeanor. "There's no charisma," one of them observes. "But that's not what he's there for, which is intelligence, wisdom." In their first meeting, just before Bush took office, the official met with Cheney in Washington. "He just didn't say anything; so I kept talking and talking until...
WATKINS: And the dark side of charisma is narcissism...
...Sick Was J.F.K.?" [NATION, Dec. 2]: I admired President John F. Kennedy as a superior being with shaded nuances in his private life. I thought of him as exuding vigor and charisma. Now, having learned that he suffered so much pain, I think he attained a higher level of humanity--the sad hero of America. CARMELO GARIANO Thousand Oaks, Calif...