Word: populistic
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Even Gore himself is threading a fine needle: he picked a centrist running mate and shaped a centrist platform, all the while calling for the workers in the hall to unite. He's offering Clintonism in populist garb, centrism in a union suit. He never talks about issues like income inequality or the rich getting richer and poor getting poorer. He talks about a prescription-drug benefit, the patient's bill of rights, targeted tax cuts, a secure retirement--ideas that speak to voters who are prospering as well as voters who are not. And his brew also includes centrist...
...nuance has never been Gore's strongest suit, and some Democrats--and some Republicans--say Gore is making a huge miscalculation. "You need to run a dual campaign," says Bill Bradley, "and that's not easy to do." The centrists are worried that the more Gore bangs the populist gong, the harder it will be to woo the upmarket independents who are too busy checking their new stock portfolios every day to see themselves struggling the way many of their parents did. It's almost as if Gore is basing his entire campaign for the next few weeks...
...This is clever. It not only implies that Gore was more hawkish on Vietnam than his populist old man, it makes it sound as though he enlisted practically in defiance of his old man, rather than to support dad's coming reelection campaign. We see a serious-faced, saddened-looking young Al in fatigues in Nam, and hear that "when he comes home from Vietnam, the last thing he thinks he'll ever do is enter politics" - again, a line we heard more than once at the convention. (Al Gore is not a political scion who spent most...
...challenge: 'If you don't want to hear specifics, now is your time to leave. Do you want to hear some specifics?'" Cut to helicopter, taking off without veep... USAT's AP finds Nader trying to dodge Gore triangulation: "'He's trying to make a passing grade in Populist 101.'" WSJ does another river moment: "'I'm giving you specifics before the election because I'm not afraid for you to know the facts,' the presidential nominee cried out. 'Do you want specifics?'... 'Yea,' replied the crowd of some 1,000 people...
...chain's trademark yellow zigzag. Above the order counter, in yellow neon script, were the words "Quality you can taste." Framed posters dotted the walls; off to the right, a series of renderings of In-N-Out outlets from bygone eras in the colorful-blur style of that great populist artist, Leroy Neiman. On the way to the bathroom, a display case of souvenir merchandise - not sold here, please order by phone or fax. (No web site; how wonderfully retro!). I picked up a catalog...