Word: grass
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...reason why McGovern and Chisholm are so far preferable to other Democratic candidates, a reason which transcends campaign pledges to shift policy; either would bring to the White House the honesty that has been so lamentably absent for the past decade. Both McGovern and Chisholm base their campaign on grass roots support. They represent for once the little man, the poor, and the jobless; further, they are tolerant of the full spectrum of political opinion, McGovern has survived 20 years of politicking by relying on individual contact and individual support. He has been outspoken, and yet soft-spoken; Robert Kennedy...
When the police demanded identification, Steiner-what had left his wallet at home--had to call over Daly to produce identification and repeat the request. They then departed, making a wide turn across the grass...
...this weekend and behaves in an excruciatingly sunny manner it will be hard to resist the lure to loll along those banks of the Charles that have not yet been sacrificed to the upriver march of sewer pipes. It might be the sort of weekend to lie in the grass listening to songs of young romance on WROR--FM and read old Bennett Beach columns, to toss a whiffle ball or lick a yogurt cone strolling down Brattle Street. That sort of weekend is the oregano of our salad lays--and it might seem hard to knock...
...Muskie's overconfident staff had also erred badly in ignoring grass-roots organizational work. In a primary, voters have to be coaxed to go to the polls and persuaded to select a particular name out of a crowded field. In New Hampshire, the Muskie camp had to send out-of-state organizers in at the last minute to get out a favorable vote...
Harvard coach Jack Barnaby was unperturbed by the disadvantage his team faced due to the dismal weather. "Rain makes the grass grow, and the ducks really like it," he said. "And if the sun shines tomorrow we'll give Columbia a really good fight," he added...