Word: darndest
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...union these past few months was, well, neat-o. It's not like they were a real union anyway. REAL unions--like the Teamsters--endorse real men, like me and Big Ron. Your labor unrest was caused by a bunch of uppity girls, and you sure have done your darndest to show them that secretaries are supposed to stay quiet unless they're answering the phone...
...charges will probably say the darndest things as well...
Republicans realize the issue can undercut their general advantage of seeming tougher on national security matters. With that in mind, Bush journeyed to Manhattan, trying his darndest to sound still tougher on drugs. He called for the death penalty for "drug kingpins," saying, "These people are dealing in death, and that's what they should get." Bush likes to say he has been on the front lines of the drug war. Indeed, he was head of the South Florida Task Force and National Narcotics Border Interdiction System, both designed to promote cooperation among law-enforcement agencies in stanching the inflow...
There weren't too many clouds in the sky yesterday afternoon--but those few hovering above the MIT athletic fields were trying their darndest to look threatening...
There is bipartisan testimony that Reagan's pleas for time to give his policies a chance are registering with many voters. Says former Vice President Walter Mondale, who has been campaigning for Democratic candidates: "You get the darndest feeling out there that it's supposed to be patriotic to go broke." Republican Pollster Robert Teeter asserts: "People would almost rather wait six months and vote." Indeed, Democratic strategists may be overestimating the impact of double-digit joblessness...