Word: kirks
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Tuesday, 16--Building upon the momentum of his successful bid for auditor of Cornpone Country, Waylon T. Pickens stuns the Democratic and Republican parties by sweeping to victory in both parties' primaries. "We're in deep shit," said Democratic national Chairman Paul Kirk. "Us too," said his GOP counterpart. In a statement, Pickens tells reporters not to look into his past for sordid details. "I carry a piece and I like to use it," he added...
There was an awkward formality to Kirk's unity meeting. A little nervous laughter broke out when Jesse Jackson asked, "Don't any of you want to be my Vice President? No heavy lifting, and I'll let you go to all the good ( funerals." But behind his smile was a clear understanding that Kirk's ploy was really a way to neutralize Jackson's clout...
...Kirk decided it was time to bluff it out. "The only way we can win in November is if we agree on a nominee right now. I'm ready to endorse Mike if someone will help me put him over the top." The silence that followed was almost as long as the primary season. "No deal," said Richard Gephardt at last. "I've given up my House seat for this race, and I'm $700,000 in debt. It does none of us any good, except Mike, to change the rules now." Kirk and the candidates spent the next hour...
...almost inevitable: a TV anchor trying to play modern-day power broker, using split-screen technology to seek the deal that had eluded Paul Kirk. First pairing Dukakis and Gephardt, Koppel relentlessly bored in: "Governor, would you accept the Congressman as your running mate if he would endorse you?" Dukakis answered with characteristic caution, "I would % certainly consider Congressman Gephardt, as well as Senator Gore, along with many other fine Democrats." Suddenly Gephardt was gone, and Gore was on the split screen. "Senator," Koppel intoned, "would you accept the vice presidency?" Gore remained unruffled as he answered...
...bartered-convention phobia did not catch on among Illinois voters, it strikes fear in the heart of Democratic Party Pooh-Bahs, who prefer a little cigar smoke swirling around the back rooms before the convention to a prime- time brawl on national television. To that end, Party Chairman Paul Kirk announced that he would seek a meeting with all the candidates after the New Jersey and California primaries on June 7 to urge consensus support behind an "inevitable nominee," a euphemism for a candidate who is not strong enough to be a full-fledged front runner but could be made...