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Word: jorgensenâ (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1970
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...proclaimed Goodell a radic-lib, a category otherwise reserved for liberal Democrats. He compared Goodell's ideological turnabout to a celebrated sex-change operation. Goodell, said Agnew, was the "Christine Jorgensen of the Republican Party," a remark that evoked substantial revulsion and a demand for an apology from Miss Jorgensen???which Agnew refused. Though Agnew's assault won some sympathy for Goodell, it more significantly dried up Republican money sources, who got Agnew's message and have turned to Buckley...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: The Republican Assault on the Senate | 10/26/1970 | See Source »

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