Word: remarkable
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Democratic Tilt? We read Joe Klein's "The Obama Surge" in my English class [Oct. 20]. We had heard about Klein's bias toward the Democrats, but this column took it too far. There was not a single complimentary remark about McCain or a single negative one about Obama. Klein also noted that McCain seems awkward because of his physical impairments. This was insulting and, I believe, irrelevant to voters. McCain has sacrificed far more for his country than Klein ever will. Peter Fitzpatrick, Norwell, Massachusetts...
...clear that not only will he greatly outspend the Republicans in all battleground states, but he'll also have enough left over to make a last-minute play for some deep red states as well. Republicans finally found a message to sink their teeth into, going after Obama's remark to Joe the Plumber that he wants to "spread the wealth around" with his tax policy and Joe Biden's suggestion that a President Obama would face a foreign crisis soon after taking office. The attacks didn't transform the race, but the rare Democratic missteps were efficiently exploited...
...practice of the Chinese traditions that she has kept out of her apartment. Mr. Shi, fresh off the airplane, steps into a world unaffected by 9/11, where everyone he meets is friendly, kind, and eager to make conversation with a foreigner. Never is he met with a racist remark or uncharitable gesture. In fact, the only unkind words come from his own daughter. The man the audience meets is not the austere, reserved father who never talked about family problems that Yilan remembers from her childhood. Nor is he the stereotypical Asian father who comes from a patriarchal society...
...because he failed to erect an on-site shrine to a local goddess. He thinks we should build it to ease his soul and promote village harmony. After all, locals have heard the spirits on our land wailing when they use a nearby water source. Then, in an offhand remark, our shaman tells us about a Frenchman who had built a villa nearby. Wija was called in to bless the land and chat with the spirits about their wishes. He gave advice to the foreigner but apparently none of the spirit-appeasement tactics were followed. After the house was built...
...that I just happen to have disagreements with over fundamental issues.” Somehow, “family man” and “Arab” came across as mutually exclusive concepts. The audience didn’t seem to notice—it followed the remark with a hearty round of applause...