Word: patly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...next few months, the presidential campaign has shifted from the green fields of the Republic to the hard pavement of Pennsylvania Avenue. Forbes has folded, and Pat Buchanan remains on the hustings, a distant and noisy drummer. The scenario presents a curious and unique situation in American history, a Senate majority leader and a President, opposing candidates in a general election, who must work out some modus operandi while trying to knife each other in the back. (The only sitting Republican Senator--not even a majority leader--elected President in this century was Warren Harding. His slogan: "Return to Normalcy...
Considering the tenacity of racism, reflected in the success of Pat Buchanan's nativist white power candidacy, any concession to bigotry does seem risky. Affirmative action is under attack, and racism in the criminal justice system is still rampant. In a society that values equality, or virtue, people shouldn't have a right to act on their biases; that is the basic premise of all anti-discrimination law. They do, however, have a right to believe in them. Civil rights laws reach actions, not speeches or ideas, and they don't even reach all actions. David Duke and Louis Farrakhan...
...Losing Pat is such a huge loss," he said. "Now we are forced to have face-off by committee...
However, gaining possession of the ball will be more difficult than usual for the Crimson. Senior face-off specialist Pat McCulloch suffered a dislocated shoulder in a Wednesday scrimmage against Providence. His presence will be sorely missed against a Penn team with a strong attack...
...loss of Pat is a big concern. He always gives a distinct advantage on face-offs," said Anderson...