Word: demeanor
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...Attitude. Tyson was one athlete (there are others) with the outlaw allure of rap and heavy-metal musicians, for whom trashed hotel rooms and paternity suits are the currency of fame. Leave the gentlemanly demeanor to Julio Iglesias -- these guys are selling sexual danger. They know there are enough women who find the musk of celebrity irresistible, who are thrilled by both the opportunity and the risk in spending the night with a star...
...majority of her supporters, and even non-Bush fans, agreed that her decent, mother-like demeanor is very appealing to the general public and helps reinforce the President's credibility on family issues...
...their New Hampshire game plan after the President returned from his hapless trip to Japan. Their strategy: take some blame for the economy, stress Bush's longtime ties to the state and, except for some well-placed reminders about the Desert Storm triumph, avoid foreign policy. Masking his patrician demeanor beneath a folksy veneer, Bush began dropping his final g's and r's with a vengeance, substituting "fixin' ta" for "going to" and quoting the lyrics of country- music songs...
...proportion." There she was, approaching 50, a burned-out crusader for women's causes who had not had time in 20 years to unpack the boxes in her bare apartment. She was nearly eligible for a senior citizen's discount before she bought her first sofa. Despite her confident demeanor, she felt so plain she wondered who that attractive, articulate woman impersonating her on television was. Thin as a pinstripe, she nonetheless felt one Sara Lee cheesecake away from Weight Watchers. Once a lively writer who impersonated a Playboy Bunny to expose Hugh Hefner's cheesy idea of sex appeal...
...Viewers also learn to appreciate that in courtroom testimony, demeanor and delivery are crucial. Prosecutor Moira Lasch must still be regretting that she called Anne Mercer to the stand. On the night of the alleged incident, Mercer went with Smith's accuser to Au Bar, the tony Palm Beach hangout where they met Smith in the company of his uncle, Senator Edward Kennedy, and Kennedy's son Patrick. Lasch got what she wanted from Mercer: testimony that the alleged victim yelled "rape" early on. The jury may remember her fashion-mag appearance and soulless manner...