Word: hartness
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...collegians invariably follow when in the Capitol. It's immediately obvious when you are introduced to a fellow intern. In the interest of brevity, you don't ask names. You don't ask colleges. You don't even ask what they're doing this summer. You ask simply: "Rayburn, Hart, or Cannon...
...cause that animated Hart's passions during the Nightline broadcast $ is one he is singularly ill equipped to champion: the right of privacy of public officials. What Hart never addressed is the enigma that always surrounded his presidential ambitions: his stubborn refusal to understand that in a nuclear age voters are entitled to glimpse what lies within the psyche of a man who aspires to the White House...
...Nightline were not enough of a reminder of the tawdry side of political celebrity, Donna Rice chose the day after the broadcast to unveil her ad campaign for No Excuses jeans. At almost the precise moment Hart was lunching with New York Governor Mario Cuomo, Rice was just a few miles away giggling through a brief press availability. It was a tableau beyond parody: Hart's quest for redemption crosses Rice's pecuniary ambitions. Her only contribution to the political dialectic was a 15-second commercial in which she boasts, "I have a lot to say. But 15 seconds...
...Hart began his rehabilitation road show the next evening in Philadelphia with a densely analytical address on U.S.-Soviet relations. Although the liberal audience was politely receptive, his delivery was flat, and his dovish themes echoed recent Democratic debates...
...Still, Hart was undoubtedly heartened as he proved he could attract an audience that does not demand further titillation about his private life. By this weird route, he may have stumbled onto the campaign he has always dreamed of: a high-minded dialogue with the voters, devoid of ritual handshakes, insincere smiles and meddlesome aides. As he moves from disgrace toward dignity, Hart may come to relish the joy of speaking his mind with the perfect freedom of a man who has nothing left to lose...