Word: gore
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...only natural for people suffering such disturbing thoughts at dawn to scramble around in their minds for some reassuring arguments on the other side. As the Powers in the Democratic Party lie in bed, they take comfort in the fact that Gore does not seem to have assumed any of Mondale's mannerisms. Then it occurs to them that as Walter Mondale himself might acknowledge during a characteristically self-deprecating moment, he is a Minnesota Norwegian, and Minnesota Norwegians don't exactly have mannerisms. They tend to associate mannerisms with Swedes and other showy types...
This brings on another thought. Could it be that what is sometimes described as wooden or stiff or robotic about Gore--the quality that led me to describe him as "a manlike object"--is a reflection of some hitherto-unrevealed ethnic heritage? If so, maybe supporters who have grown tired of responding to comments about Gore's otherworldly stiffness by saying over and over again that he's good in small groups could switch to something like, "He's Norwegian, you know." On the other hand, what good did that do Mondale...
...Powers of the Democratic Party stave off unwelcome thoughts and get out of bed to start the day? They reach for an entirely different parallel: if you look at Gore from a slightly different angle, squinting your eyes just a little, you may be able to see him turning into George Bush the Elder instead of Walter Mondale. George Bush the Elder was also an experienced and worthy and charisma-free Vice President who had paid his dues. Gore and Bush the Elder have other similarities--Ivy League educations, for instance, and fathers who served in the Senate. The Powers...
Fighting panic, the Powers of the Dem-ocratic Party try to think of a Republican nominee Al Gore might actually beat in 2000. A vision of the Republican primary campaign appears before them: George W. Bush defects to Cuba. Elizabeth Dole, purely on a whim, drops out to run a bed-and-breakfast in Mendocino County, Calif. With the rest of the field in disarray, Gary Bauer squeaks through in California to take the nomination. Greatly relieved by that vision, the Powers of the Democratic Party get out of bed and go out to raise more money for Al Gore...
...people last week were as anxious as Al Gore about the peace initiative of Russia's Viktor Chernomyrdin and Finland's Martti Ahtisaari. As the Vice President campaigned in New Hampshire, the topic of the day was to have been health care for the elderly, but at every stop Gore met questions about the peace plan that had just been accepted by the Yugoslav parliament. Gore maintained a cautious face publicly, warning that it was premature to claim victory. Still, several times in private he dashed to a secure phone line to get the latest, increasingly optimistic assessments from...