Word: dumb
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...story of Bill Clinton's long march from the Governor's mansion to within striking distance of the Oval Office is a narrative with many threads. It is not solely about Clinton's triumphs and falterings, strategies and dumb luck. To grasp fully this remarkable odyssey requires an understanding of how the successes and failures of political opponents both impeded and abetted Clinton's journey. In short, it is a story tailor-made for TIME magazine...
...that both men have not had more than their share of political problems. Quayle has been the brunt of jokes and criticism ever since Bush chose him, seemingly from out of nowhere, as his running mate at the 1988 convention. Quayle was too callow, some said. Too dumb, others suggested. Some experts estimate that his presence on the ticket in 1988 cost Bush as many as 3 percentage points in the popular vote. Since then, a series of flaps -- the great "potatoe" spelling bee, the anatomically correct doll that Quayle brought back from an official trip to Chile, the Murphy...
Senior Beth Johnston considers the restrictions an unnecessary hassle. "It's dumb, all the bureaucracy they have. It's going to be crazy anyway, and it just doesn't make sense," Johnston says...
...Dumb Play Watch, Episode #2: Last week fans saw Harvard punt the ball with six minutes remaining in the game and the team trailing badly...
American pop culture speaks in two accents: black and Jewish. Why is it that these traditionally maligned groups are among the country's most loved and admired entertainers? Onstage or on the air, the negative qualities that bigots see in these minorities are transformed. Dumb brutality gets alchemized into the grace and strength of black singers and athletes. Rude connivance becomes the capering wit of Jewish comics and writers and composers, their amazing gift for parody and synthesis. Folks who would never care to be near "those people" want to watch them, learn how to walk or talk from them...