Word: melt
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Daedalus warned his son Icarus not to fly too high, or the sun would melt his waxen wings. But the boy, intoxicated with flight, soared above his cautious father. In the clear blue sky, the warmth of the sun dissolved his delicate wings, causing him to plunge to his death in the green sea below. The myth of Icarus is used to illustrate the ancient Greek word hubris, a term for the overweening human pride and vanity that often result in tragedy...
...during the primary season. Despite wins in Arizona and Deleware, Forbes collected only 76 delegates, which cost him $400,000 each. Forbes' withdrawal leaves only Buchanan to harass Dole until the August convention. Dickerson notes: "Unlike Buchanan, who has a different core support, the Forbes constituency is likely to melt back into the Republican electorate." Dickerson adds that Dole probably will not have to offer Forbes much recognition at the convention.Gerry Adams to March in New YorkSinn Fein Leader Gerry Adams told TIME Daily today that despite discouragement by New York City officials, he intends to march in the city...
...weren't even preparing room for him to wiggle out." Forbes apparently will endorse Bob Dole for the Republican nomination, leaving only Pat Buchanan to harass the front-runner until the August convention. Dickerson notes: "Unlike Buchanan, who has a different core support, the Forbes constituency is likely to melt back into the Republican electorate." Also, don't expect to see Forbes, whose challenge drained the Dole campaign coffers, out on the hustings with Dole. All of this marginalizes supply- sider Jack Kemp, who endorsed Forbes after Dole's convincing sweep of "Junior Tuesday" last week. Dickerson says Forbes' withdrawal...
...FOREIGN FILM IS CAPTIVATING--say the Chinese drama Raise the Red Lantern--within a few minutes the subtitles melt away. One forgets that the characters are speaking a different language, and the message of the film, its plot, its humor, come through. So too with music. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan is a huge star in his native Pakistan; but although he speaks no English, and his songs are often in Urdu, he has built a following of hipster fans in the U.S. Khan is a singer of qawwali--Sufi Muslim religious music, which, like gospel, seeks to bring listeners closer...
...Compassion is us," could be the White House's slogan.) They and other Democrats see conservative compassion as a kind of Republican confidence trick, allowing them to grind the faces of the poor while wearing a self-righteous smile. But the idea of compassion is genuine and will not melt away. Luntz avows that voters "want you to feel for them." So, advice to all Republican candidates from a consultant in compassion: "Think needy, not greedy...