Word: hysteria
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...days after Commencement, O’Mary was on the Gore for President payroll as an advance man, plunging headlong into campaign hysteria. He led a team to draw thousands of people to Tipper Gore’s streetcar ride through New Orleans, DJed the Vice President’s floating parties down the Mississippi River, and spent hours on his cell phone procuring ingredients for a campaign treat: s’mores in ziplock bags labeled “Think s’more, vote for Gore.” He even debated the finer points of Spanish grammar...
...lackluster cheers that greet the two leaders bear no comparison to the wild scenes swamping the Gandhi bandwagon. As Rahul says of these hordes: "This is not political. This is emotional." Rahul says the affection for his family stems from its dedication to public service. But in the hysteria of the crowds, the fevered press discussion surrounding Rahul's dimples and Priyanka's fair skin, and Rahul's insistence that "the same way they feel for us, we feel for them," there is the suggestion of something else: the bond between monarchs and subjects...
Carey remains impressively calm—dealing with the issue with an attitude of bemusement, rather than hysteria. This attitude of tolerance is best, it seems, learned at home...
...Mass hysteria,” he quipped...
...would shake on it and alert the press. The agreement, with all the seals and signatures, would fit on one page, and the two countries would instantly become a single market - no tariffs, no quotas. But the deal struck last month is not so pure. Amid the hype and hysteria of supporters and critics, here's what you need to know...