Word: pose
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...that Gov. Michael Dukakis would be the Democratic Party nominee, his campaign has followed the conventional wisdom of American politics which says that a liberal candidate cannot be elected President. In an attempt to win the general election, Dukakis has distanced himself from the "liberal" label, and tried to pose as a moderate. Ironically, those attempts at ideological hide-and-go-seek may cost him the election and do terrible damage to the cause of American liberalism for years to come...
Admissions of taboo, often criminal behavior pose a more serious dilemma. In fact, the line has become a repository for confessions of rape, incest, child sexual abuse and murder. The phone company's sole restriction is a ban on playing back such calls to other callers. "I just stabbed my wife and two daughters," one man screamed into the phone. "I buried my wife and daughter in the backyard. My other daughter is buried under the pier." The Los Angeles police, who do not monitor the line, say that it is up to the operators to report likely crimes...
...fair game. It was something to be poked fun at--after all the guy was pretty stupid. But what was fair game for political commentators can still pose an incalculable threat to college students...
...join the Indiana Guard at that time, but it's clear Quayle and his family didn't leave things to chance. A valid issue on its own, this also compounds the G.O.P. ticket's "silver spoon" problem. Second, it's hard for a politician to strike a martial pose and accuse his opponents of insufficient devotion to American military strength when he passed up his one chance to make a personal contribution to that strength...
These salvos are endlessly diverting, but they represent the last tantrum of the buried child. Before the fade-out, Douglas acknowledges that his best roles were impersonations of moral stalwarts (Lonely Are the Brave, Lust for Life, Paths of Glory). And that despite his pose as a jut-jawed sinner, he has been trying to emulate those heroes for more than a generation. His production company is named Bryna in honor of his mother. He remarried and has stayed married for more than 30 years. He has helped all four sons to prosper in Hollywood, and none of them ever...