Word: disbelief
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...With disbelief in their voices, network anchors retracted the concession, placing the state back in their undecided columns...
...gasp of disbelief across the Internet was almost audible Oct. 11, when Texas Gov. George W. Bush announced in the second presidential debate that the Web had caused the Columbine killings. In opposing restrictions on gun sales, Bush noted that today's culture allowed a child to "have their heart turned dark as a result of being on the Internet and walk in and decide to take somebody else's life." Vice President Al Gore '69, gloomy and brooding in his second-debate coma, failed to challenge this position, and both candidates later seemed to agree with a measure...
...mixture of relief and almost giddy disbelief sums up the mood on the Bush campaign plane Wednesday. Going into the three-week debate season, Bush's advisers had been hoping merely to survive. In their own minds, at least, they were facing the most celebrated debater of his generation, a professional who had decimated Ross Perot, humiliated Jack Kemp and skewered Bill Bradley. The Bush team worked that angle hard, raising expectations for the vice president and lowering them for the governor. In selling the spin, it helped that they also believed it. But after the first two debates with...
...ball was snapped by Jason Hove, held by Kyle Cremarosa, kicked by Robbie Wright, and--for the second straight year-- blocked by Big Red wide receiver Joe Splendorio. As the ball sailed helplessly away from its intended destination, one side of the stadium erupted. The other was gripped by disbelief. It was quite a sight...
...long, we loyal, baseball-loving denizens of the Hub have foolishly suspended our disbelief, ignored our better senses, and laid out our ever-wishful souls, all for the sake of our bumbling Olde Towne Team. This year, more than any other, we showed up in droves to support our team, making thin our wallets as we set a Red Sox franchise record for season attendance. More fans passed through the turnstiles of Fenway Park in 2000 than in any previous season; the last 57 home games of the year were all sellouts...