Word: charismas
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...during a head-to-head debate on Meet the Press, she admitted she didn't know, explaining afterward that she didn't want to be "overprepared and seem robotic." In a state with a strong preference for characters, Terrell sticks to her talking points and doesn't worry about charisma. Terrell supporter and Republican Congressman Billy Tauzin, himself a character, says, "Every now and then, even in a state that likes rascals, Louisiana elects someone serious...
...movies from the 1950s to the 1980s had not been seen in 20 years?that The Godfather and Some Like It Hot and Psycho and The Great Escape were kept alive only in the memories of those who had attended the theaters where they first played, that the young charisma of Marlon Brando, Audrey Hepburn and Jack Nicholson was known only through gossip and old photographs...
...White House, there is an ongoing parlor game to rate Bush's possible Democratic challengers in 2004. Political guru Rove figures union support will give Gephardt the nomination. Another Bush adviser says Edwards' charisma and experience as a trial lawyer enable him to confront Bush's coziness with business. Yet another views Kerry as the toughest potential rival: "The people who assume we can kill Kerry are the same people who thought Bill Clinton was a hick who couldn't win." They all but dismiss Gore. But then their boss is living proof of the power of low expectations...
...during a head-to-head debate on Meet the Press, she admitted she didn't know, explaining afterward that she didn't want to be "overprepared and seem robotic." In a state with a strong preference for characters, Terrell sticks to her talking points and doesn't worry about charisma. Terrell supporter and Republican Congressman Billy Tauzin, himself a character, says, "Every now and then, even in a state that likes rascals, Louisiana elects someone serious...
...copy of Rembrandt's Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicholas Tulp, is clearly conscious of this artistic heritage. That's why it was so disappointing to discover that Von Hagens is better at self-promotion than performance. It's hardly an exaggeration to say that the corpse had more charisma than Von Hagens; a little more sensationalism would have been welcome. But while Von Hagens might not be the ideal person to resurrect the public autopsy in all its histrionic glory, his performance was a reminder of how the practice helped feed one of Europe's greatest periods of intellectual fervor...