Word: remarkable
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Carter was defending the denial of federal funds to pay for abortions. His remark was strongly reminiscent of John F. Kennedy's "Life is unfair" comment when asked why some military reservists were being kept on active duty following the Berlin crisis...
...leverage to influence U.S. policy in the Middle East. Carter also had soothing words for the Saudis. Emerging from White House talks with Fahd, Carter declared that he and his guest had "no disturbing differences at all" on mutual issues, including a Middle East settlement-a remark that must have jolted Israeli diplomats. Carter bruised the Israelis again by saying at his press conference that the Palestinians deserved not only to be given a homeland but also "to be compensated for losses that they have suffered...
...wanted female companionship, but he did not know how to get it. He was awkward with women--most of the time he did not know what to say. But whenever he decided it was time to speak and make himself noticed, he always blurted out some inane remark that set women on edge. His high-strung nature made him good at whipping through economics problem sets, but his inability to have a simple good time with people did not endear him to many. His laughter was forced and his jumpiness scared people off. He was especially self-concious around women...
...watching in stadiums and arenas or on TV screens at home, the trend is obvious and incontrovertible. The image of the star athlete is, increasingly, a black image. Yet, while many Americans, black and white, wonder about the reasons for the overwhelming black presence in major sports, simply to remark on the fact makes some people uncomfortable. Racial differences -whether physical or cultural-have been employed in the past as excuses for discrimination. Throughout history, scientific findings have been twisted to serve the social theories of supremacists from ancient Greece to Nazi Germany to separate and unequal America. Racist arguments...
...being issued informational packets to help them weave a pitch for the energy program into just about any speech they have scheduled to any kind of audience anywhere in the country. The President himself is unlikely to miss a chance, no matter what the context, to tuck in a remark or two on moral equivalents of war and the like. The Democratic National Committee and local party officials are putting together energy task forces to sell the White House policy to civic groups. The Administration is plotting ways to get its point across at the National Conference on Energy Education...