Word: politicians
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Aldo would have had a terrible time capturing the mouth, I am sure. Within an arc of less than, say, 30 degrees, that mouth can convey every important feeling in the politician's guidebook. At the top of the arc, there is a smile that fairly breathes a grandfatherly benevolence. A shade below that, there's an omni-purpose politician's grin. At the middle of the arc, Al's smile turns into a squarely set, unrehearsed-looking deadpan, suitable for framing and hanging in a standup comics' Hall of Fame. And at the bottom of the arc, there...
Certainly, consistency is not always a virtue in a politician. It becomes a vice if it means that a candidate or officeholder will never amend his judgment, never compromise on issues or respond to the shifting pressures of democratic government. For both Ford and Carter, each switch on an issue has to be examined on its own merits to determine whether it shows an unsure, vacillating nature, a yielding to short-term political expendiency-or perhaps a sensible change of mind...
...eroding our country." Supporters of Conlan wrote letters asking some 800 clergymen to persuade church members to vote for him because "it sure would be nice to have a man with a clear testimony for Jesus Christ representing Arizona and America." Steiger called his opponent a "total plastic politician" and a "dangerous man" who had been "bought and paid for" by a race-track operator who reputedly has Mafia ties. Replied Conlan: "Dirty gutter politics...
...Running Disney Walt's Way" [Aug. 16]: I was intrigued to learn there actually is a street called Dopey Drive. I suppose it would be asking too much to have a politician live...
What's in a name? For a politician -votes, that's what. The name Kennedy wins elections in Massachusetts; Taft does it in Ohio. In Illinois, Stevenson -coupled with Adlai, of course-is a good bet; and Brown breeds governors in California. But in Texas, the game of political names calls for a Yarborough, a cognomen that has meant liberal votes in the Lone Star State for a generation. Ralph Yarborough, 73, was in the Senate from 1957 to 1971. Another Yarborough, Donald H., 50, a Houston lawyer and no relation, ran unsuccessfully three times for Governor...