Word: populistic
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...Cardinal Jaime Sin, the spiritual leader of the Philippines' large Catholic community, joining the protesters. But this time the military had little truck with the man in power, while the country's impoverished majority reacted with mixed feelings - they had been the support base that had propelled the populist Estrada into power, and some rallied to support him in the face of an almost entirely middle-class insurrection. But for most, the tales of Estrada's gambling kickbacks and underworld connections that emerged during his impeachment had shattered his election promise to end corruption, and they simply stood passively...
...theorizing, pushing the limits of what's possible in hip-hop. The phrase experimental music usually suggests that the work in question is somehow hard to enjoy and impossible to understand. Wu-Tang's lyrics and intentions can be perversely oblique, but their music manages to be experimental and populist at the same time. Wu-Tang's songs have the loose but intricate feel of late-night jazz jams--they're artfully crafted but emotionally...
...wants to demolish it, and sell off the rubble as souvenirs to pay down the national debt." After all, Browne says with a smile, the "U.S. government collects enough money from tariffs and excise taxes to fund all [its] constitutional functions." A little out there, perhaps, but the populist message and obvious willingness to take the high road on the issue distinguishes Browne as a sort of lone ranger and a definite Washington outsider. Or consider the sensationalist appeal of the infamous "meatball" spot for Reform Party candidate Pat Buchanan. The advertisement begins with a portly man eating spaghetti...
...Populist Nebraska...
...implication was familiar from Gore's born-again populist campaign: Those lost votes in Florida are the votes of the tired, poor, huddled-masses types, yearning to vote free. And to vote for Al Gore, if only we'd give them a chance...