Word: dammit
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...placid by comparison. Even the section on the 1988 campaign is an album of wardrobe decisions, packing tips and notes on sprays that remove wrinkles from clothing. Through it all Michael remains a shadowy figure: always decent, always supportive, often maligned. "He doesn't show his emotions easily, but, dammit," she swears, showing her emotions easily, "he has them. I wouldn't be married to him if he didn...
...your head, dammit...
...DAMMIT! WHO'S GOING TO KNOCK PEOPLE ON THEIR BUTTS? WHO'S GOING TO CHECK PEOPLE THROUGH THE PLEXIGLASS? WHO'S GOING TO SPEND MOST OF HIS WAKING HOURS IN THE PENALTY BOX? WHO'S GOING TO APPEASE MY INSATIABLE DESIRE FOR BLOOD...
Most journalists occasionally encounter what might be called the Insider's Lament. Anywhere non-newsies can corner them, someone carps along this line: "Dammit, on subjects I'm personally involved in, you guys often get it wrong." The critic usually adds that if he had been consulted, all would have been right. How a journalist responds to this generic complaint depends partly on his tact and hubris quotients. Insiders with their own strong views, after all, tend to cavil about competing ideas and stories they consider less than comprehensive. But when I run into the I.L. these days, I find...
Jiggling his key ring, Baker is beside himself. "Dammit," he says. "Now get this down exactly as I say it. I am not interested in being President. I don't want to be President. For God's sake, in 1996 I will be 66 years...