Word: dumbness
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...neglect a matter of economics or racism? "Hollywood is too dumb to be racist," charges Actor Yaphet Kotto (Blue Collar, Brubaker). "This town is all about dough-that's the crime." For Leon Isaac Kennedy (Penitentiary, Body and Soul), the problem is the industry's "blockbuster mentality. They want 100% of the audience pie. They'd rather not go for slices...
Suppose, just for laughs, that the wisdom of Solomon is a myth. Says David: "I'll let you in on a secret about my son Solomon: he was dead serious when he proposed cutting the baby in half, that putz. I swear to God. The dumb son of a bitch was trying to be fair, not shrewd." Dialogues between exasperated father and nincompoop son appear to be modeled on the old radio sketches of Jack Benny and Dennis Day. David: "Do you understand what I'm saying to you about Joab? Do not let his hoar head...
...like a silly Robert Redford, a would-be stud not quite as gorgeous or with it as he thought he was−but lots funnier. When Martin turned to feature films (with The Jerk in 1979), the challenge was to transfer the soul of this character, this smart dumb guy, into the svelte body of a comic-movie hero. It has not always been a snug fit. In Pennies from Heaven he was gung-ho but overwhelmed by the musical machinery; in Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid he got lost in a clever construct of old movie clips...
...seeming to follow the Democrats' lead or casting a veto that would anger older voters shortly before the November election. "It was going to happen anyway," insists Republican Senator Robert Dole. "Now, politically, the President comes out ahead." Still, contends a House Republican leader, "it was a dumb move. He shouldn't have done it." It sends the wrong signal, the Republican explained, about the party's intentions to hold down Government spending...
...plaintive, but chauvinistic cry of one song from My Fair Lady is, "Why can't a woman be more like a man?" A dumb question, agree TIME staffers who covered the female vice-presidential candidates for this week's cover story: in ability, energy and commitment, male and female politicians meet on an equal footing. Still, in one area, style, there are sometimes fascinating differences. New York Bureau Chief John Stacks, who was struck by the talents of New York Congresswoman Geraldine Ferraro, says, "After spending nearly 20 years following male politicians, reporting on Ferraro proved that...