Word: raucousness
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Perry doesn't need outside directors, writers or big-name co-stars; he can do box office all by himself. Made on the cheap at his studio in Atlanta, his raucous, down-home, Christian-tinged comedy-dramas bring out imposing masses of African Americans - the largest niche audience in the country. This was his third highest opening weekend, behind two movies that featured his tart-talking drag grandma in the title: Madea's Family Reunion and Madea Goes to Jail, which respectively grossed $63.3 million and $90.5 million. By doing the Lord's work with a touch of sass, Perry...
...encouraged the students to avoid engaging with protestors, in reference to the raucous protests that dominated the town-hall meetings held by members of congress in August. She joked that the group should “stash their guns,” before the rally...
...reached double digits in kills. Freshman Taylor Docter led with 14 kills, followed by Ingersoll with 13 and junior Mikaelle Comrie with 12. Senior Lily Durwood directed the offense, registering 47 assists, and Christine Wu carried the defense with 23 digs. HARVARD 3, COLGATE 2 In front of a raucous crowd on Friday night, the Crimson (2-1) began its season with a five-set thriller against the Raiders (1-3). Trailing 2-1 after three sets, Harvard built a 23-19 advantage in the fourth frame only to see Colgate fight back and whittle the lead down...
...nose. He isn't prone to hyperbole and, despite his having become a whistle-blower to "make amends" for the wrong he feels he did as a health-insurance executive, Potter is eerily calm, an island of serenity in the midst of the reform debate currently playing out at raucous town-hall meetings and amid charges of Nazism and racism. His effective communication technique is not accidental - Potter, after all, spent two decades working as a public-relations expert. (See the top 10 health-care-reform fight...
...Grassley believes the raucous town meetings of August made it clear that Obama now faces something far larger than mere doubts about health-care reform. "I was expecting a lot of anger, but what really surprised me about the town meetings was the fear that people were expressing - afraid for the country. Health care was a big issue, yes, and it took up most of the questions at the town meetings. But it seemed to me it was the straw that broke the camel's back. People were bringing up the stimulus bill not doing any good and [costing...