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Even George, at one time, wouldn't have approved of George. Commenting on Dick Morris' memoirs, George said, "You have a responsibility not to embarrass the President. It hurts the country. It's just stupidity and weakness." That sentiment may have held Stephanopoulos back. He may have been disloyal enough to take nearly $3 million to write the book, but something kept him from stripping Clinton bare. And so he may lose twice--damned for being disloyal and damned for not being disloyal enough to truly spill the beans...
...window. Rumor had it if you went to the family and were in their living room, that she would appear at the top of the stairs and shout "More bread or I'll appear," and they'd run up and feed her rather than have her come down and embarrass them. So this is a story we were always told and we loved it as kids. When my parents had guests we would stand at the top of the stairs and shout "More bread or we'll appear...
...irritation quickly melted into a vision of a road I could call my own. I dreamed of a highway that would embarrass Bette Midler's highway. I would set up lawn chairs and an aboveground pool and turn the shoulder into some kind of make-out spot. I would ride up and down on my motorcycle like Peter Fonda, only without Dennis Hopper, because he annoys me. Sammy Hagar would play on weekends...
...Padres could use after losing the World Series and some pivotal players. So when country singer GARTH BROOKS announced that he'll suit up for Padres spring training as a nonroster player, it sort of made sense. Brooks' goals are suitably low. He says he doesn't want "to embarrass Major League Baseball or the Padres." Actually, embarrassment would be a step up for the Padres. They are, after all, the team that asked Roseanne to sing the national anthem...
Whatever the side effects, it's clear that academic life will never be the same. Janna J. Hansen '97 says that sometimes when an error appears on her screen, her Powerbook 165c will embarrass her by yelping a programmed message--"moose caboose!"--out into the silence of the library...