Word: lamed
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...those unhappy about the format of the debates were the networks, who usually bring you their own superstar versions of all political occasions, concentrating as much on themselves as on the politicians. They were frozen out this time, confined to tacked-on programs of later commentary. These were pretty lame, epitomized by Eric Sevareid, furrowed brows and all, concluding glumly that it was all old stuff. In the final debate, Bill Moyers got it better: both sides, he suggested, punted a lot. On public television, Sander Vanocur called the debates "an unnatural act between two consenting candidates in public...
...president of the now lame-duck Ivy League champions from Harvard, Gerry Joe Restic reviewed the recent campaign with the critical scrutiny that any defeated incumbent applies to a season gone wrong. Though he had adhered closely to his pre-campaign game plan, a series of unexpected mistakes had seemingly done...
...Someone tells of passing a friend on the street without trading any greeting--each of them feared the other had looked through instead of at him. Someone else describes a dinner party where she wanted to "scratch out the women's eyes" and "grab the men's balls"--a lame evocation of hostility made even more hokey by the gratuitous vulgarity. While couples copulate with increasing fervor and come, for what can only be a choreographic reason, together, a choral voice-over ludicrously intones the entire series of Old Testament begattings...
...including Rabelais, Pascal and Voltaire. This stab at elevating Celine's propaganda to the level of genuinely profound thinkers in disparate eras, when the issues were different, is a bit strained. When McCarthy ranks Celine as a contributor to "a distinguished, yet troubling tradition," his discussion smacks of lame and unnecessary justification...
Most post-season analyses harp on several common elements. A young player did not perform up to potential, the reliable veteran came up lame, it was a cold spring training, the momentum was missing, and of course, the manager did not establish a good rapport with his players. This formula will work for a Red Sox post-mortem and is guaranteed to make you a hit at any cocktail party...