Word: gooders
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Brethren. He worked as a speechwriter for Hubert Humphrey in 1960, and was on the staff of the liberal Brookings Institution for twelve years. Since 1976 Lefever has headed his own conservative think tank in Washington, the Ethics and Public Policy Center. "I'm a confirmed do-gooder," said Lefever at his Senate hearing. "My whole life has been oriented around human rights and humanitarian concerns...
...watch them wriggle out with their resourceful wit and eloquent body language. Wilder moves with the psychotic serenity of someone who believes everything will turn out O.K.; Pryor trembles with the neurotic certainty that everything has already gone wrong. Wilder's is the fantasy of the liberal do-gooder; Pryor's is the reality of the mean-streets black. As Wilder ejaculates into the air, spouting whinnies and karate grunts, Pryor quakes in his boots, murmuring an awed, all-purpose excretive expletive. These two guys are splendid to watch...