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...POOR is this "satire in the broadest comic sense" (the producer's label) that it manages to embarrass even some of America's funniest actors and actresses. Newhart, who must cope with a ridiculous scene about dreams, Kahn (who says about three words) and Radner (who goes to waste) hold up adequately under the assault of Henry's script but there is little they can do to salvage any humor or grace. As the ambassador to the U.N., Harvey Korman (who deserves a film of his own) stands out as particularly funny; perhaps he adlibbed his lines. The rest...
Kania has pledged that the reforms made so far, including the creation of independent unions are "irreversible." But how much more ground he can give is questionable, considering the ideological limits imposed by Moscow. Solidarity does not want to embarrass Kania, but it will keep the pressure on neverthless. The workers view their mission as sacred, above the contingencies of party leadership or even Soviet troops. As Walesa eloquently put it at an outdoor rally in Jastrzebie in October: "Do not give in, for once you do give in, you will not rise back for a long time. Indeed...
...would have reason to embarrass Percy in this fashion? And why? The Times was not about to tell its readers. But Times Reporter Bernard Weinraub was more scrupulous than journalists usually are in such cases. He indicated that the leak had not come from Ambassador Watson or the State Department, but from the Republican transition team, some of whose members ardently oppose SALT. Weinraub even listed six members of the transition team most dismayed by Percy's performance. Two days later the Washington Star identified one of the six-John Carbaugh, an aide to North Carolina's archconservative...
Jackson, an ex-convict from Walpole, said the Cambridge Committee wants to use the legislation "to embarrass the Commonwealth" and gain publicity for prisoners' plights, but doesn't expect it to pass. "The only thing we can do is raise consciousness," he said...
...recalls, "Rockefeller gave his advice and would speak up even if he disagreed with President Ford. He was strong, and Ford was impressed." Bush says he will do the same, but he adds that "if Reagan took a position that I disagreed with, I would not try to embarrass the President of the United States" by even leaking dissent. He showed that style during the campaign. While Bush was visiting China in August, Reagan said he favored "official" relations between the U.S. and Taiwan; Bush was infuriated but kept his anger to himself and tried to assure his hosts that...