Word: gop
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...week, things were already getting pretty silly at the Republican National Convention here. A "Betty Boop for President" movement had been parading around Cobo Hall with its candidate since Sunday, and inside a bearded fellow wearing tails insisted that he, Mark Twain, not Ronald Reagan, deserved the GOP's backing...
...while the would-be zoologist deployed bumper stickers and plotted campus rallies this week, the man he calls "a joke" has received nearly unanimous backing for his traditional right-wing views from all segments of the Republican party. And above all, the GOP appears determined to remain just that, the Grand Old Party--no realignments, no changes...
DETROIT--Curious how the unwavering mood of most Republicans gathered for the national convention in the Motor City is unswerving conservatism. Sensing a coast-to-coast crystallization of right-wing thought, GOP delegates seek to ride the tide to the Oval Office. While the rarified atmosphere of a convention can blur vision, it appears that today's smart money is on Ronald Reagan to win the presidential sweepstakes...
...Republican on the finance committee. "Those who are irresponsible in a time of crisis, including economic crisis, are those who cannot and will not act," Dole said in a sharp rejoinder to Carter's accusations of earlier in the week. He added, a touch snidely, that Reagan and the GOP "have filled the leadership void in Washington...
Carter's criticism of the GOP proposal stems from his projection that adoption of the original 10-per-cent, across-the-board individual tax cut plan (businesses would be allowed to deduct new investment on income taxes more quickly) would lead to an eventual three-year 30-per-cent total reduction--a measure supported by many Republicans in the house. The more drastic slash would also adjust rates for inflation annually. Carter himself has said he would review possible tax cut legislation after election heat has subsided, vowing that he would not be tempted by the potential vote-getting power...