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...back as he prepared to block the resurgence of Republican Jesse A. Helms in their Senate battle. And right here at home, one got the feeling that Lt. Gov. John E. Kerry had some more reserves in two to help stave off the second-half comeback of Massachusetts' own Gipper, Ray Shamie...
...over the red-white-and-blue uniforms. "So when you're out there, set your sights high . . . Then go for it! Do it for yourselves, for your families, for your country. And will you forgive me, if I may be a little bit presumptuous, do it for the Gipper...
...Roman Catholic Church. "Why do those who claim to represent the party of compassion feel no compassion whatsoever for the most helpless among us-the unborn." (Applause.) The punchy rhetoric, the actor's timing, the roar of the crowd, all could mean only one thing: the Gipper was back on the campaign trail. During the long primary season, Ronald Reagan had let the Democrats slug it out among themselves...
Trudeau was right, of course, and though "Washingtoon" will probably never make it to Broadway's floorboards, the strip is one of the few that ably captures the irony of a liberal perspective on Washington in the '80s. One effort that comes close is James T. Pendergast's "Mrs. Gipper," which began appearing on the letters page of Rolling Stone last year, and portrays the adventures of the First Lady, surrounded by a full entourage as she galavants through the capital city, stopping off to order fast food and advise husband Ronnie on the issues of the day. Few other...
...played Irish cops and priests, soldiers and football coaches in some 80 films; of a heart attack; in Los Angeles. His most memorable performance was as Notre Dame's famed coach in Knute Rockne, in which he exhorts the team to "go out and win one for the Gipper," played by Ronald Reagan...