Word: columnist
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Pugnacious New York Daily News Columnist Jimmy Breslin wrote several bitter columns accusing the white Goetz and his supporters of racism. As Cabey's condition worsened, Breslin wrote, "Those who thought it was fine for Goetz to shoot a black in the back, even if it paralyzed him for life, now conceivably could be asked to raise their cheers for death." But much black opinion has come down on Goetz's side. Roy Innis, chairman of the Congress of Racial Equality, called Goetz "the avenger for all of us" and offered to raise defense money. "Some black man ought...
...praised the so- called subway vigilante. Several suggested that he run for mayor, and others volunteered to help pay for his defense if he is caught and tried. One World War II veteran offered to give the gunman his Bronze Star. "The story," wrote shocked New York Daily News Columnist Jimmy Breslin, "is more popular than a carol...
Washington Gossip Columnist Betty Beale, who holds the equivalent of a black belt in the sport, spotted her opportunity. Noting that Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor was about to wind up a chat with Attorney General William French Smith at the Swedish Ambassador's Christmas party, Beale swooped past the hors d'oeuvre table, greeted O'Connor and guided her skillfully to a brocade couch. She had reached safe territory. Even though the pair was surrounded by some 200 other guests, no one would have dreamed of interrupting a sit-down...
...over the St. Louis Cardinals (occasionally even power rituals are only the second most interesting game in town), Canzeri's Venetian-style Christmas fete attracted a classic "interesting Washington mix": diplomats (Nepalese Ambassador Bhekh Thapa), members of Congress (Senators John Tower and Sam Nunn), name journalists (Columnist Mary McGrory), plus the Reaganaut social front line (Presidential Counsellor Edwin Meese and Wife Ursula, along with Deputy Chief of Staff Michael Deaver and Wife Carolyn). The White House group often favors its own small huddle, reinforcing a persistent suspicion that Reagan's aides prefer one another's company...
...budget estimated at $40 million, the PCjr sold as sluggishly as Edsels in the late 1950s. Consumers seemed to be turned off by the computer's toylike appearance and $1,269 price tag. Dealers, stuck with growing inventories of unsold machines, were beginning to panic. Wrote Popular Computing Columnist Steven Levy: "The machine has the smell of death about...