Word: detailism
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...appeal of "West Wing" goes far beyond an exploration of the nitty-gritty details of White House life. For one thing, the dialogue--courtesy of Aaron Sorkin, who brought us A Few Good Men and the critically acclaimed but short-lived "Sports Night"--is witty, sharp and delivered at a pace so dizzyingly fast that the viewers ride the crest of an adrenaline high from the first strains of the opening music to when the credits roll. The lines are delivered by a superb ensemble cast, who interact with each other so flawlessly that one is reminded of the glory...
...these ghosts. Indeed, in fuzzy mathematics he has found a hot topic--it has beem the subject of more than 4000 research articles since its invention in 1965. Unfortunately, Bush's use of fuzzy arithmetic to explain Gore's positions, while an inspired political move, was somewhat lacking in detail. So, for the mathematically uninitiated, I'd like to spell out exactly what was meant by "fuzzy math...
...detail race is one that Bush still mostly declines to run, and he's gotten good at making that sound like a good thing. Gore, with personality against him from the start, has always run a full-disclosure campaign - I support this bill and that proposal and this plan and that initiative. When Bush is confronted with specifics, he spins the discussion forward, to the perhaps more realistic world of Washington, where nothing gets passed without five amendments and a rider, and specific promises never come more than vaguely true. I'll work it out, Bush says - trust...
...HUPD detail officer reported seeing a man lying on the ground near the kiosk in Harvard Square. The Cambridge Fire Department (CFD) transported the individual to Cambridge City Hospital...
Questions of credibility are not the sort that can be resolved in a two-minute debate response; in an election as detail- and number-focused as this, the moderator must take care not to undercut one side's ability to criticize the other's arguments. Next week's debate would best serve the voters by giving them the evidence they need to decide...