Word: perotism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...curriculum to make us critical and reflective readers of the media." This is a very strange goal. Does Adatto expect us to raise a country full of kids capable of sneering, "Reporter X wrote that, well, you can't take it too seriously then. You know, he voted for Perot"? Even if it were possible to transform children into media wonks at the age of eight, why would we want...
...Stories of My Life by Katharine Hepburn --My Early Life: 1874-1904 by Winston Churchill --My Life & the Principles for Success by Ross Perot --My Life in High Heels by Loni Anderson --My Life and Hard Times by James Thurber --History of My Life, Volumes I-XII, by Giacomo Casanova...
...Bush is caught looking at his watch. In the meantime, Perot is going, 'See, you have this car. And it's broken. So we fix it. And back it goes.' Perot comes in second...
...will have to be someone who can not only hold down the costs and inspire the troops, but also be a super salesman for the product." Who that boss would be is anyone's guess, but possible candidates include Macintosh Power Computing CEO Steve Kahng and onetime IBM and Perot Systems executive James Cannavino. Jobs has always been more of a creator than a manager, and he's happy in his current incarnation as head of the animation company Pixar. Since he genuinely wants Apple to succeed, he will continue taking time out to talk strategy with the managers...
...problem is that it is too American, too comfortably nested in our native illusions. The glorification of the amateur and contempt for the professional are as old as Jefferson and as new as the push for term limits. Jefferson Smith, with his army of Boy Rangers, must be Ross Perot's favorite daydream. Militiamen and others who suspect the government and all "elites" of conspiracy or collusion will find confirmation of their views here. A whole race of phonies can be undone by one "genuine" American. "And a little child shall lead them...