Word: meannesses
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...FUROR over Nicaragua, the transformation of a cartographer's flyspeck (largest of the Central American republics, but what does that mean?) into a superpower obsession, turns on a simple conceit: We don't know anything about Nicaragua, but we do know exactly what is good for it. What we generally mean when we talk about what is best for others is what is best...
...hemispheric affairs that is usually taken to mean we must prevent communism from jumping to the North American mainland. Well, great. But even assuming communism is like a weather front or measles, spreadable as pollen on the wind, we may be more responsible for its currency in the Third World than the Soviets. I found Nicaraguans much fonder of Americans than of Russians, but far angrier at the U.S. Government than at anything the USSR has done. Nicaragua is a country where veneration for Marx, though well advanced in some circles, is considerably less than the veneration for the Virgin...
...mean a writing band, sir. We could get all the kids together and then our writing would really rock. You and Mr. Do-rite could write lead...
...that is a task for old, fat, or ugly people. It is under dire circumstances that the mettle of great men proves itself, and in grave danger that the most bucks are to be made. Above all, one should always remember that the situation could always be worse. I mean, at least Gary didn't drive off a bridge with the girl...
This evidently didn't mean as much to Eisert, who succeeded Offutt at the mid-point of Melendez's reign as executive secretary. Eisert says he wanted to save money and looked for a work-study student to replace Melendez--but couldn't find...