Word: enthusiasm
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...have the inferiority complex which results in intense school spirit." Underlying Tattenbaum's justification is an incredibly discerning observation about the Harvard psyche. Most of us are acutely aware of the stereotypes about Harvard haughtiness and, as a result, learned early on to tone down our Harvard enthusiasm. (Sound familiar? "Where do you go to school?" "Uh, a small liberal arts college in Boston.") Cheering for Harvard seems snotty, even obnoxious, and somewhat condescending...
...unacceptable to the right. And there's Colin Powell, who is laying the groundwork for something or other. Last week he made last-minute donations to five Republican candidates around the country. One was Robert Smith of New Hampshire, a very conservative Senator who would ordinarily be an odd enthusiasm for Powell, who supports abortion rights and affirmative action. But Smith has been one of the most powerful Republicans in New Hampshire, where the first primary of campaign 2000 will be held. Powell's donation suggests that he might be hoping to make peace with the conservatives who declared...
...have been part of her act, part of her calculations, for over 30 years, during which time we have learned that sooner or later the guy is going to respond to her inner light." This glow is only half hidden under her shapeless clothes, half disguised by her boisterous enthusiasm for baseball, half explained by her relationship with an ego-flattening mom (Lauren Bacall, dripping comic venom in award-winning doses). "In short," notes Schickel, "the fine feathers of a star we all know to be a strong, smart and sexy woman keep peeking through her ugly-duckling getup...
...general, it was difficult for either candidate to muster voter enthusiasm, said Ron Brownstein of The Los Angeles Times...
When Dole's campaign failed to generate national enthusiasm, the media's attention waned, the panelists said...