Word: elementals
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Hyunjune Seung and Edward Park give inspired performances in their demanding roles. Unfortunately, Seung's accent, which at times sounds more generically southern than Black, tends to obscure the clarity of his speech, adding an unneeded element of confusion to Chin's already complex dialogue. On the whole, these two expressive performances stand out as the only signs of true life on the stage. With the exception of Norbert Seals, who is charmingly comic as Charley Popcorn, the supporting cast is flat...
...enjoys one element of the race. "The fun of the campaign," he insists, "is to actually say to someone, 'Look, I really believe we could restore a 5% prime rate.' " He gasps, as if to fill in the listener's incredulous response. "Now, someone is going to say, 'Jack Kemp, you're crazy.' But I really believe we can have low long-term interest rates and 7% mortgage rates, and reduce unemployment in our cities by half." He pauses and leans back in his chair, enveloped in his own earnestness. "That's why I am in it. That...
Paying interest on the nation's budget deficit soaks up American savings and drives up the value of the dollar, Dukakis said. He cited a U.S. Commerce Department statement that the budget deficit was the "critical element" in producing the $170 billion trade imbalance...
...most important element is Kenneth Duberstein, 42, a chain-smoking Brooklyn-born political operative who will call signals as the deputy chief of staff. Duberstein handled congressional relations for Reagan in the first term, and alone among Baker's assistants he retains close ties to the President's Old Guard, especially Deaver and longtime Political Adviser Stuart Spencer. Joining Duberstein will be Thomas Griscom, 37, who served as Baker's garrulous press secretary and alter ego on Capitol Hill. Griscom delayed returning to a lucrative public-relations job to assist his former boss during the transition period, and has apparently...
...author's favorite words is "segue," an old music term, now used freely in the movie business. It means to move smoothly and without hesitation from one element to another. The Red White and Blue, in fact, segues from the radical politics of the '60s to Viet Nam to the bloodless take-over of the nation by a communications culture in which concepts of image and credibility have become acceptable alternatives for substance and truth...