Word: oles
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Hamilton Jordan, calls him "Crafty," a wordplay on his name, not his style. Timothy Earl Kraft, 37, has a reputation for directness and reliability as well as a dis arming aw-shucks mien and slow, quiet drawl. Says a White House staffer: "He's more of a good ole boy than the Georgians...
...looked as if ole George was leaving politics after 16 years as the self-styled message-bearer of disaffected Americans. His longtime sparring partners in the press wrote smug political obituaries. Said the New York Times: "His were the resentful people, who wave flags and are frightened by those who look 'different.' " The Washington Post recalled: "His success obliged those other politicians to address both the Wallace constituency and the Wallace issues, without adopting the discredited Wallace racial line...
...didn't matter. Billy was in his element, reveling in himself, his nouveau wealth, his friends-good ole boys and all -and the members of his family about whom he still cares. Actually Billy cares about a lot of people and things, but he chooses, for reasons Freud could explain even if Billy could not, to express his caring through outrageous behavior and flamboyantly bad taste. Jana's wedding was more than simply a wedding: it was Billy's great work of art, his moment of total self-expression...
...Ole Wayne L.," as they call former Representative Wayne Hays in Ohio, just won't stay down on his farm. Having resigned from Congress in 1976 because of a scandal over his secretary, Elizabeth Ray, Hays is now running for the Ohio house of representatives. Is it a comedown to be aiming for Columbus instead of Washington? Not at all, says Hays, drawing a grand historical analogy: "Look at John Quincy Adams-he was defeated for his second term as President and then proceeded to serve in the House of Representatives until the day he died...
Deliverance. James Dickey's powerful novel has been faithfully translated to the screen by director John Boorman in this very disturbing film. Four good ole boys canoe down a remote country river and find survival in the wilderness to be more than they can handle. As the self-confident superjock who leads the expedition, Burt Reynolds actually gets to act--something he hasn't done since. Jon Voight and Ned Beatty are also excellent. (The latter's "squeal like a pig" scene is a memorably gruesome portrayal of humiliation.) The film has a great deal of violence, and a long...