Word: ironize
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...Hardball--is there a more male title in all of TV?--claim that "the reason she may be a front runner is her husband messed around," had Rush Limbaugh asking whether America wants to watch a woman aging in the Oval Office and faced a young guy yelling "Iron my shirt!" at a rally. (Not to mention: a male journalist writes about a woman presidential candidate--and of course he runs with the "soap opera" metaphor...
This is not to say men are now unthreatened by women in power--just ask the "Iron my shirt" guy. It is to say that people are less monolithic than the narratives of politics and show biz have made them out to be. Lipstick takes a step toward showing that. For instance, the publisher of the tell-all unfairly labeling Wendy a "bad mommy" turns out to be a woman (Lorraine Bracco...
...with little other security around the vehicle. There was no mad rush, no wailing or rending of garments, just a quick escort into the area where VIPs and family members were waiting. For such a historic moment, the feeling was subdued - less sadness than respect. "Suharto ruled with an iron fist but he also managed to create a mystique and aura around him," says Sujiwo Tejo, a well-known Javanese playwright and musician who made the trip to Karanganyar. Tejo admitted he was one of many who wanted to get one last look at the aging autocrat who had rarely...
...talk about Clinton's tears winning over the women of New Hampshire may be partly right, but focusing on her emotional moment misses another factor. I suspect that the idiots at Clinton's campaign stop who yelled "Iron my shirt!" did more to turn women Clinton's way. Gerry Turgeon, ROCHESTER HILLS, MICH...
...Tehrik-i-Taliban is due to meet again in the coming days, says Rana. An umbrella movement in its infancy, it will need time to iron out internal differences and optimize its operational capacity. But already, Rana has seen evidence of enhanced capabilities and the sharing of training and resources. And, following the classic guerrilla warfare playbook, the movement is combining military assaults on army posts with political work among the local civilian population. "Once they are united, with support bases in Karachi, Baluchistan and the North West Frontier Province, they will form small Taliban committees," says Rana. "They will...