Word: gamesmanship
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...most assessments, Brezhnev's speech was a shrewd blend of propaganda, gamesmanship and tantalizing concessions. The Soviet President and party chief appeared to have given a bit here, stonewalled a bit there, and cast his remarks in conciliatory terms that skillfully placed the onus of response on the West. "We had expected him to be statesmanlike and cautious," said a Kremlin watcher in London, "but he went even further-both in what he said and what he didn't say. Wherever he could, he avoided the abrasive issues in Soviet-American relations. He was consciously turning the other...
...Stunt Man never comes close to being the trashy, indulgent mess it could easily have been. The movie is rescued by its director's brilliant gamesmanship; Richard Rush is a brilliant trickster who can bring a magical, dancing glow even to lackluster materials. Despite all the superfluous innuendos of Meaning, the impotent love story, the seductive but empty-headed banality of the lady-star (Barbara Hershey), and a screenplay that at times suggests that talkies were a big mistake, Rush has created a nerve-tingling celluloid magic show. Rush is a master of the infinite details of the surface...
...Hughes loan made for bad press during Richard Nixon's 1960 presidential campaign, and the candidate made repeated efforts to curb brother Don's financial gamesmanship. For his part, Don tried to avoid publicity. "They call me 'Big Don,'" he once said. "I'm larger than Richard. I'm not a public figure--I'm just a fellow trying to make a living. I don't want to be in the limelight...
Reaganites were admitting nothing, but there was evidence that the former Governor's strategists had engaged in some last-minute gamesmanship. It was Reagan who first challenged Bush to a two-man debate on Jan. 29, and the Nashua Telegraph (circ. 25,604) agreed to sponsor it. Two days before the debate, however, the Federal Election Commission ruled that the paper's sponsorship amounted to an il legal political contribution. Reagan offered to split the $3,500 tab with Bush. Bush refused, so Reagan paid...
...years in 1976; Carter's "believe in me" gambit has some relevance. His reliance on hazy populism does not merit praise, but at least it made sense at the time. Unfortunately, the next president will not lead us through the impending gloom of rising energy prices and international military gamesmanship with trustworthiness. Republicans, nonetheless, seem eager at this early point in the campaign to make Carter's successful but politically counter-productive strategy work for Bush. In the process, they may change the focus of presidential politics from issues to headlines...