Word: dukakises
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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THIS context is vital to understanding the current pledge flap. George Bush--or more likely his advisor, Roger Ailes--is not simply capitalizing on a cheap means of portraying Dukakis as a flaming liberal. He is tugging on the strings of xenophobia which run from coast to coast.
Kennedy was the first Catholic; Dukakis is the first ethnic candidate, the first child of immigrants of the late 19th century to attempt to push the parameters of the American dream. Those immigrants experienced prejudice, learning that a last name which sounded foreign brought them abuse more often than a...
The Democratic nominee achieved his zenith in the polls precisely as he was stressing his immigrant story as the motivating force in his life. By taking pride in his immigrant roots, Dukakis appeared as an energetic optimist--as opposed to previous Democrats.
He also found a means of reaching out to other neglected groups. After entering to the strains of Neil Diamond's Coming to America, Dukakis told the convention that whether one came in a slave galley or an immigrant ship, we are all in the same boat together.
Politics Lite -- or how the presidential campaign has turned into stylized images masquerading as sincere efforts to commune with the people. -- An antidrug bill so tough it may be unconstitutional. -- With the earth drowning in man-made wastes, Dukakis and Bush are forced to face environmental issues.