Word: means
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...like Aunt Dan and Lemon, which dwell on questions of politics and people like Henry Kissinger. He has been true to his word. And I couldn't help thinking two thoughts. First, was he right? Is it so ethically suspect to be an American? And second, what does it mean that my values were being torn from the ground by a man who had only recently been the defender of a New Yorker's, if not an American's way of life...
Gephardt has spent more time in the South than any other Democratic candidate and has aquired enormous backing from his House colleagues. All of which should mean a super showing in Super Tuesday--and beyond. His potential problem: will he be able to justify his inconsistent voting record, particularly his support for 1985 Reagan tax law, or will he appear a political weathervane...
While Simon gained virtually the same number of delegates as the other two Democratic front-runners, he failed to gain the essential momentum. A few failed percentage points mean a loss of crucial fundraising opportunities--and may prophesy the beginning of the end. If Simon does not win in one of next Tuesday's Minnesota or South Dakota primaries, he will leave the presidential race, he announced yesterday...
...Robert Dole: Mean. The Kansas Senator is already diving into trouble with the vice president calling him a liar in New Hampshire and viciously attacking him on the floor of the Senate last week. Now that Dole is going on the offensive, his malevolent approach may damage his image as powerfully as it did in his bid for the vice presidency on the Ford ticket in 1976. What a guy to negiotiate peace treaties-- watch out Gorbachev...
Often this insensitivity is not intended. But that does not mean it does not exist, nor does it mean in all cases that it cannot be avoided, or corrected. Thus the question is what can be corrected--where the line should be drawn. I do not know what Professor Thernstrom's underlying attitudes, views or intentions are, nor have we discussed these issues. That is why I do not charge that he is a racist. But his attitudes and views may or may not be relevant to the racial insensitivity of his remarks...