Word: jerks
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...last week's action attempted to adjourn the meeting. Members remarked that other parts of the agenda meant nothing in the new context. Although I deeply respect many members of this faction, I believed that the designated agenda for the meeting should not have been ignored as a knee-jerk reaction to the passage of a resolution they opposed. While Frank Lockwood proposed his resolution concerning new undergraduate organizations because of the ROTC, the reaffirmation of the Undergraduate Council's commitment was an important step regardless of the rest of the agenda. Those representatives who attempted to postpone the remainder...
...past as unresponsive to student opinion. This year's perceived activism, he argues, is the result of a unique set of personalities whose influence needs to be institutionalized. But for every one who thinks the council is staunchly conservative, another feels it is a group of knee-jerk liberals. In truth it is a representative group of the student population that tries its best to make reasoned decisions on a case-by-case basis. Campus-wide election of the chair will not solve the council's problems...
CAPTAIN Jean-Luc Picard is simply a jerk. He is strict with his crew and makes his decisions by the book. He even twitches when he says the word "civilian." Kirk was always wise and likeable. His successor cannot even joke with his second-in-command, whom he insists on calling "Number...
...term "p.c." was foremost among them. It stands for "politically correct"; it is the detached and cynical term used to describe attitudes which are sympathetic to the demands for sensitivity. It describes those who believe the liberal litany unquestionable; it is the modernized version of the term "knee-jerk liberal...
...addition, he has the one quality needed to win that Democrats too often lack--a reputation for a solid understanding of defense issues. While hardly a hawk. Bradley avoids the image of knee-jerk anti-militarism that afflicted Dukakis. After twelve years of Republicans in the White House, fielding a candidate whose primary flaw is one vote for Contra aid should not be too bitter a pill to swallow to elect a Democratic President...