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...sharing the pain and expectation. Suddenly the young mother shrieks, throws back her head; there is a ripping sound and her abdomen bursts; blood spatters everywhere, pouring from her mouth as she manages to die; and a little humanoid pops up and snarls into the camera. Blackout. Music. Wild laughter and shrieks in the Orson Welles Cinema. Thunderous applause...
...bribe for himself. But Cook's memory apparently failed him at the critical moment. Weinberg asked his name. "Nopo," replied Cook. "Nopo?" asked Weinberg in disbelief. "Yeah, Nopo," said Cook. "N-o-p-o. "Suspecting an impostor, Weinberg ordered Cook to leave. As the tape was shown, laughter rippled through the courtroom; even Judge George Pratt cracked a smile...
...book of quotations looking for poetry appropriate to a losing situation. They could not find a suitable verse. Kennedy hit on one thought. "I want to start off thanking my delegates for their support," he said. Then he added: "Of course, Carter has more delegates to thank." Amid the laughter, his writers turned that idea into his opening line: "I'm deeply gratified by the support I received on the rules fight tonight [pause] but not quite as gratified as President Carter...
...hall was Kennedy blue again as the Senator's supporters displayed their feelings for him, and Carter delegates generously let their foes have one last hurrah. After the ovation died away, Kennedy took command. Nearly each of the text's 150 well-paced sentences drew shouts, laughter or applause. Time and again came the chants: "We want Ted! We want Teddy!" He cut them off by rolling on into his text...
...comparative volume of the ayes and nays. When O'Neill declared the President the victor on the plank on wage and price controls despite the fact that the Kennedy forces were almost surely in the majority, the Carter team in the trailer howled with laughter. "That Tip," said Strauss, watching in admiration. "He told me not to worry, that he'd do it in 30 seconds. Look...