Word: doled
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Speaking at Villanova, Dole said Clinton "talks like Dirty Harry but acts like Barney Fife." As the Democrats were quick to point out, Georgia Governor Zell Miller used that exact analogy in speaking of President Bush at the 1992 Democratic Convention...
...This week Dole will hit the road--by bus--touring New Jersey in the mode of transport that was a signature of the Clinton campaign in 1992. "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery," notes White House adviser George Stephanopoulos...
...modest politics, with modest excitements. What it got on Sunday night in the first of the presidential debates was a modest face-off--low-key, congenial and small bore, However good that may have been for the quality of public discourse, it didn't do much for Bob Dole's dwindling chances on Election Day. He needed to come away from the debate in Hartford, Connecticut, a clear winner, He took prizes instead for good behavior...
Clinton and Dole brought different needs to the debate. For Dole it was do or die. He had to hit Clinton hard but without seeming harsh, a conundrum for him all year. From the start it was apparent that Dole the debater would be far smoother than Dole the campaigner. In general he avoided the problems that can make him a quizzical speaker on the stump. He finished his sentences and connected his points. He showed the sense of humor that his aides have advised against as a weapon apt to go off in the wrong direction. When moderator...
...Dole talked a lot about rising drug use but failed to link it to presidential leadership. Every time Dole had an opportunity to contrast his character with President Clinton's and link public doubts about Clinton's character to public policy, he ducked, complaining that it would be "misconstrued." He did succeed in making subtle allusions to areas where Americans are uneasy about the President. "I want a bridge to the future," said Dole. "I also want a bridge to the truth...