Word: enthusiasm
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...missiles in their countries. A series of official statements, leaked documents and new Pentagon programs suggested that the Administration took more seriously than any of its predecessors the feasibility of a "limited, protracted" nuclear war. The West Europeans feared that their countries might be the battlefield. Finally, Reagan's enthusiasm for a worldwide crusade against Soviet Communism, voiced during a trip to Europe last summer, could hardly have been less in tune with the growing nostalgia there for détente
Despite the tradition of glitter and enthusiasm which we assuredly will hear more about before Sunday, it's been a rough year for football. The extended strike by players took a sizeable bite out of the season, forcing the league to rearrange the playoff format and--alas--allow just one week instead of two for Super Bowl hype. Complex questions over anti-trust and eminent domain arose after the relocation of a team. And widespread reports of rampant cocaine use among players rocked the league. In short, the seamy side of football emerged this year, making clear that the game...
...titles bode such enthusiasm: All-Star Sports, Super Sports, Pro Football Yearbook, Pro Football, 1982 Football Pro Preview, Pro Quarterback 1982, 1982 Football Gazette, Goal Post Pro Football, Game Plan Pro Football, 1982 Monday Night Football, Lou Sahadi's Pro Football 1982 Annual. The headlines are similarly charged: Super Sports offers "You could hear them snickering!' Chris Collingsworth's Battle to Become a Superstar," San Francisco 49er Quarterback Joe Montana graces half of the covers of the magazines, where he "Looks to the Future." "Reveals His Plans to Keep the 49ers on Top," shows "How It Works" and is described...
...time when football seems purged of its innocence and dominated by financial matters, these magazines re-create and embody blinding enthusiasm. The best example is this year's issue of Pro Quarterback which carries an altogether rosy profile of New Orleans running back George Rogers, who was the league's top rusher in his rookie year. The article, titled "The Making of a Superstar," chronicles the former Heisman Trophy winner's glorious first year but omits one crucial detail: Rogers' off-season admission that he has a bad drug problem which caused him to spend $10,000 on cocaine during...
...their enthusiasm, the network news staffs still have a hard time telling an economics story except in terms of its impact on individuals. Further, they often fail to recognize that their propensity for human interest, and seemingly for bad news more than good, can have unintended political consequences. Which story more truly reveals the state of the economy and the performance of Reaganomics: the drop in inflation from 12.4% in 1980, the year before President Reagan took office, to about 5% in 1982, a change that is often conveyed flatly and numerically? Or the simultaneous rise in unemployment from...