Word: defeatism
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...prevent such a defeat, the KMT will emphasize its recent transformation. Following its shocking loss to Chen in 2000, the party revamped its Leninist-style structure and replaced it with a system of primary elections for candidates and intraparty elections for senior party positions. It barred candidates tainted by accusations of corruption or who amassed "black-gold" fortunes through Mafia connections. Most important, it promoted a younger generation of stalwarts, especially three comers known by their collective nickname Ma-Li-Chiang, or "strong horsepower": Taipei mayor Ma Ying-jeou, Taoyuan county magistrate Chu Li-lun and Taichung mayor Jason...
...name two of Air America's hosts inexcusably mispronounced), Sean Hannity, Bill O'Reilly and their national and local kin dominate the airwaves so powerfully that a visitor to the U.S. might ask if we still have a two-party system. That's one reason Air America exists: to defeat George W. Bush in November. "He is going down," signature host Al Franken promised on his first show. Another aim is to offer liberals and moderates talking points on the day's issues. The network does so in tones that career from wonkish to impish, from sedative to incendiary...
...center-right of the Democratic Party. Bill Clinton got nearly as much flak from the disaffiliated left as from the entrenched right. But Air America's hosts, who range from centrist-left (Franken) to Pacifica pink (morning-drive-time japer Marc Maron), are forthrightly partisan. In their zeal to defeat Bush, they seek out strategic allies rather than ideological ones. Thus Randi Rhodes, the hectoring, cocksure afternoon-drive-time host, cuddled up to the right-wing Patrick Buchanan--who opposed the Iraq war, so he's cool--and berated Ralph Nader until he hung up on her. Rhodes and Nader...
...survivors, their fight for Texas inspired General Sam Houston (Dennis Quaid) to lead 910 pioneers in the Battle of San Jacinto against Santa Anna’s army with the famous battle cry, “Remember the Alamo.” It took 18 minutes for them to defeat the Mexican army, and in exchange for his life, Santa Anna signed over all the Mexican rights to Texas. After gaining independence from Mexico, Texas was then annexed as the 28th state in the Union...
Walmart’s defeat in California won’t deter it from conquering Cambridge. Students won’t mind the 225,000 sq. ft. Supercenter since they’ll finally have the opportunity to buy censored CDs and get carded for R-rated movies...