Word: mouthes
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...other side of the room, Enos Mafokate, the lone black member of South Africa's equestrian contingent, was red-eyed with exhaustion and excitement. "For 30 years," he said, "I have dreamed of this. When they told me I was going to the Games, I could not open my mouth for three hours. I could not even move my jaw. This is something I will never forget...
...PICTURES, of course, only skim the surface, and a choice based on image alone is likely to backfire. George Bush learned this lesson in 1988 when he targeted a young, attractive running mate--who unleashes a stream of garbled English every time he opens his mouth. Dan Quayle seemed to follow the recipe for media appeal; he had the hair, the smile and the political family. Despite the calculations, something went awry...
Among the traditional candies, however, were several ominous strangers. Someone picked up a round plastic box filled with innocent-looking pastel pellets. "What are these?" he asked. We didn't know. He popped one into his mouth. Ten seconds later, his eyes were teary and he was shrieking obscenities. We laughed at his pain...
...last week, in a confusing tease, he did not totally abandon the effort he had launched with his hyperactive mouth. In a dozen states where petitions are still circulating, he urged his volunteers to continue to work. In New York, by coincidence, the process started the same day of Perot's announcement. "We're moving ahead as if the press conference hadn't occurred," said Ida Lewis, the committee's spokeswoman. In Rochester, where the Perot movement has been particularly strong, its steering committee voted to organize a letter-writing campaign urging Perot to resume his campaign. Said county chairman...
Texas Gov. Ann W. Richards made reference toher now-famous keynote address from 1988, ("GeorgeBush was born with a silver foot in his mouth...