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...never mentioned him by name. The decision, according to a campaign adviser, was based on the belief that "people voted for Buchanan as a protest, so it wouldn't have mattered if we had gone negative on him in New Hampshire. Even if they'd thought Buchanan was a kook, they still would have voted for him." The same danger lurks in the South, especially in such states as Georgia, Mississippi and Texas, where Democrats are allowed to vote in G.O.P. primaries. Moreover, the President cannot afford to alienate conservatives whose support he will need in November, particularly...
...many scientists see Biosphere 2 as a kook's dream and a rich man's whim: John Allen, who used to call himself Johnny Dolphin, the engineer, ecologist and poet-playwright who hatched the scheme and heads the project, and Texas billionaire Edward Bass, who is financing the venture, have been described as onetime members of a cultlike commune. Biosphere participants have admitted that the degrees some of them received from the Institute of Ecotechnics in London are something of a sham; the institute was set up by Bass to confer legitimacy on the project...
...hermetically sealed society, ideas do seep in. Some privileged academics, artists and athletes have traveled abroad and been exposed to the freedom of the outside world. Many foreign analysts believe the pressure for change will eventually be overwhelming -- but only after Kim Il Sung is gone. Says Professor Kim Kook Chin, of Seoul's Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security: "They have to open up their system to develop their economy. But if they do open the door, it will undermine their system. The more they open up, the more vulnerable they will...
...expected to take a few days, turned into nine nightmarish months of name-calling and personal attacks, as liberals stalled his confirmation. He was called a right-wing crank, a prolife nut, a religious zealot, inexperienced, Dr. Unqualified (the New York Times), scary (California Congressman Henry Waxman) and Dr. Kook. The intensity of the attacks was fueled by prochoice advocates who feared his opposition to abortion. In addition to being the author of several books, Koop was known for an antiabortion film he produced in which a thousand black and white dolls were scattered over the salt wastes...
Gingrich remarked on the floor of the House in 1980, "Somehow any random kook is capable of dominating a debate even if what they are saying is total nonsense...