Word: crackly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...contend that only a crack addict has the right to discuss the problems of drug addiction. Obviously, we are all entitled to formulate opinions and test them in deliberation. We are all entitled to expect better from our world. My fault with the bulk of the "elite" is their total lack of humility...
QUOTE OF NOTE: "Reform welfare? Cut taxes? Crack down on criminals? Balance the budget?...I did it [in Massachusetts] and I can do it [in Washington...
...citizen who reached the end of his patience over an "uncivil and ugly" Congress, Braden is riding to the rescue in the name of mainstream Americans. As a combat veteran--he served in both the Korean and Vietnam wars--he backs a strong national defense but also wants to crack down on inefficient Pentagon spending. His most dramatic proposal: to deprive the President and Congress of their full salary should they fail to pass a budget by Oct. 1 each year...
Waters is a veteran legislator and an unapologetic liberal. Enraged by recent allegations that the CIA might have financed a crack cocaine ring in her district--where poverty and black-on-black gang violence are common--she immediately called for official investigations. Though the congressional majority may regard her fervor with disdain, Waters has overwhelming support at home, where she has never won less than 75% of the vote...
QUOTE OF NOTE: "The harder we try, the more crack babies are being born...[The CIA] is just as guilty as if it delivered the kilos themselves...