Word: idealizations
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...this election season, President Bush has positioned himself as an unabashed supporter of free trade, as a man who will uphold that longstanding American ideal against the waffling of Gov. Bill "Pattern" Clinton and the protectionist heresy of Ross Perot. He has even said that he doesn't care if his free trade stance is unpopular, because he knows it to be right...
...GATT has been one of the paragons of postwar liberalization and stability, spectacularly successful in its mission of making the ideal of free trade a reality. Today, thanks in large part of the GATT process, tariffs on industrial goods are negligible...
...Limbaugh is a one-man conglomerate. He has the book, which longtime listeners will recognize as Rush's Greatest Hits. (He hits on liberalism, environmentalism, Hollywood, and for old time's sake he hits on Mikhail Gorbachev.) He has an audiocassette of the book -- the ideal way to get through the tome, since Rush not only abridges the text but provides comedy sound effects (dolphin noises, Meryl Streep impressions and a frog slurp). He has the Limbaugh Letter, a monthly compendium "dedicated to preserving my wisdom for the ages" and "printed on nonrecycled paper." He has T shirts, mugs, bumper...
...children a year." Reacting too hastily to scientific findings can in itself be hazardous to one's health. Witness the realization that more people may be exposed to asbestos during its removal than if it is merely encased. As for electromagnetic radiation, prudence would suggest that the ideal location for a new day-care center is not next to city power lines. For families, it might make more sense simply to shift a child's bed away from a power line rather than move the house...
...well, despite somewhat limiting roles. Kind-hearted Mrs. Maclean (Brenda Blethyn) plays off the stern father, both demonstrating their love in the way best suited to their sex--she dotes while he purses his lips. It might be a little stereotypical, but Redford is trying to recreate the ideal America...