Word: partisans
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...White House did not bother to disguise the fact that the trip was at least partly a campaign tour but insisted that it was "not a partisan campaign for Democrats or me," in Carter's words, but a journey to promote the President's energy program. At every stop, while the calliope tooted God Bless America, Carter preached a new energy ethic, in simplistic terms. Saving energy, he insisted over and over, is "exciting" and "enjoyable," not "inconvenient" or "painful." In folksy, fervent lectures, he urged people to insulate their houses, drive less, observe the 55-m.p.h. speed...
...Wachtler made a TV commercial showing him, dressed in his robes, slamming shut a jail door. This tough-on-crime approach was good politics, but voters favoring a law-and-order man were probably disappointed. Wachtler turned out to be, if anything, defense-minded. To get on a partisan ballot often requires a financial contribution to a political party. A New York judge remembers one candidate coming to him in tears because he could not come up with the necessary...
...hastily assembled to debate the American response to the breaking crisis in Asia. The president says. "Now where shall we start, gentlemen?" An aide raises a hand and breaks the silence, saying, "Mr. President, I believe we should formulate a series of balance sheets, starting with our adversary's partisan perceptions and leading to a yesable proposition we can present him with...
Among the tools which Fisher has developed include the outlining of partisan perceptions in a conflict and what the adversary perceives as the pros and cons of making a specific decision. Some of the tools are a bit gimmicky, such as one which examines the conflict in the context of a game with a set series of moves and group of players, and developing a "yesable proposition," or, in common language, a solution to the conflict...
Concerned with bridging the gap between theory and practice. International concerns, such as South Africa, the Middle East, hunger, human rights, and nuclear proliferation, are analyzed in terms of partisan and specialized perceptions; of when to use self-help, exert influence, or engage in education; of those officials, journalists, businessmen, or others who might make a difference; of the choices they now perceive; and of ways to change those choices in order to reduce the costs of conflict, to promote one's view of justice, or both. Seeks to develop skills for deciding who should do what tomorrow morning...