Word: flips
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...blacks were not being given a role within the party establishment that was commensurate with their voting power. Predicting that blacks could account for 30% of the votes cast for Mondale in November, Jackson said, "For that level of involvement, one wants equity and not just jobs." In a flip remark he later apologized for, Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young, an early Mondale supporter, expressed a similar frustration about the Democratic campaign last month, calling the candidate's staff "smart-ass white boys who think they know...
...flip humor continued to flash. Has all the attention on her finances hurt the Mondale campaign? "Well, let me put it this way," Ferraro said, "it has not been a positive thing." Her new accountants "hold themselves out to be experts. I sure hope they are. Just kidding, guys...
...that was as high as he went. Under the point system, each inch in the vault is worth about 6 points, making it a disproportionately weighted event. So with Hingsen grounded, Thompson rose for the kill. When he cleared 16 ft. 4¾ in., he delightedly executed a back flip on the pink landing pad. No points were awarded for the extracurricular flip, but Thompson landed with a cushy lead of 152 points...
Forget Sears, Roebuck. Nowadays Sears, Tiegs might be more appropriate. In 12 million American homes, the first image Sears customers are seeing as they flip through the new fall-winter catalog is the cover picture of Model Cheryl Tiegs, wearing a cardigan sweater and an autumn plaid skirt, her smiling face and long blond tresses beckoning potential buyers into the magic world of America's largest retailer. Sears has taken a fancy to Tiegs, embracing her in its catalog and TV commercials and identifying itself with her wholesome all-American looks. The chemistry has been sizzling. Just two years...
...Travers' description. A few, however, are worth particular mention, partly because their accompanying MTV videos have further confirmed today's angst. Both the literal and visual interpretations of, for instance. Laura Brannigan's "You Take My Self Control," radiate a preoccupation with instant and continuous self-satisfaction. The haunting flip-side of that egoism is a disturbing loneliness, even more evident in the video. A similar anxiety--coupled with alienation--from lovers, parents, friends, and self--characterizes Cindy Lauper's "Time After Time...