Word: digging
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...when you find out who your friends are." The polls were so tight it was getting harder to breathe; Republican wise men in Washington were calling for a human sacrifice. But this is the same team that saw Bush through his two races for Governor and helped him dig out from the New Hampshire avalanche. It would be unthinkable for him to abandon them now. In fact, Bush is making his own target list, of all those supposed allies who have publicly worried or whined every time anything went wrong. As always, George W. keeps score. "When...
...York Times was reporting that a Bush ad attacking Al Gore's prescription drug plan spelled out the word "RATS" in a single thirtieth-of-a- second frame. Was it a subliminal dig at the vice president or a chance result from the computerized video effect used in the ad to scramble up and respell the word "bureaucrats...
...breakdown. Gore adviser Elaine Kamarck has vowed, "The Democratic Party is going to take back God this time." A Gore strategist notes that while Northeasterners may be more straitlaced and tight-lipped on matters of faith, Lieberman's holy spirit is touching people in all the right places: "Blacks dig it. Catholics in the Midwest dig it," the adviser says. "It's great for Reagan Democrats...
...metal lunchboxes just went out of style, or if they discovered some terrible health risk associated with lunchbox rust. I only know that if you want one of the old beauties, you've got to visit antique stories, for Pete's sake. Or you're forced to dig around in those slightly moldy '70s-themed kitsch stores, where you're likely to pay close to $50 for a reasonable facsimile of a real lunchbox. On eBay, you've got a bit more variety: $450 for a "very rare, domed 'Jetsons' lunchbox," or 99 cents for a Hulk model...
...theme he returned to in his acceptance speech. "I know my own imperfections," he said. "I know I won't always be the most exciting politician. But...I will work for you every day, and I will never let you down." This was more than a dig at Bill Clinton. It was as close as Gore could come to delivering on a pledge he'd made early in the speech: "I want you to know me for who I truly...