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...army Chief of Staff to be a candidate in Portugal's June 27 presidential election. Question: "Why does Eanes always wear dark glasses?" Answer: "To hide his monocle." In fact, Eanes no longer wears his ominously familiar shades these days, but there are nonetheless several points to the quip. One is that Eanes (rhymes with Janice) is now the overwhelming favorite to become the country's next President, a post held by monocled General Antonio de Spinola until he was ousted by his fellow officers in a bloodless coup in September 1974. Another is that several key aides...
JACKSON. By overstating his chances, Jackson greatly reduced the impact of his victory in New York and missed the big lift that he had sought. Jackson tried a rueful quip: "We got our landslide, but we just missed our majority." He had the best organization in the state and expended $650,000 and 20 days of personal campaigning-more than the investment in money and time of the other candidates combined. Nonetheless, he failed to expand his support much beyond his solid core of Jewish and blue-collar voters in the New York City area. He lost most...
HARRIS. The self-styled champion of the common folk managed a brave quip: "Our problem is that the little people weren't able to reach the levers on the voting machines. We need a stool in every voting place." But Harris, shaken by his poor finish, was more candid than most: "We did not do as well as we thought we would." Indeed, only his diehard determination and penny-pinching campaigning can keep him in the contest...
...moved by Mark di Suvero's "sculptures" [Dec. 1] to recall the quip, "No one ever went broke underestimating the good taste of the American public." Is floundering New York City financing the purchase of "Rodin-like images of survival and defiance...
...substitute hero pushes the Crimson on top as the third quarter draws to a close. A Princeton mistake, another Harvard touchdown, and you have a tension-packed victory. And a hero, who filled the shoes of a stricken leader better than you could have ever hoped. Observers quip that the injured star will have a tough time even getting his job back...