Word: rid
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...world are black people. Black people cannot go to colonize in Britain. They cannot go to the U.S. and colonize Connecticut. As far as Zimbabwe [Rhodesia] is concerned, as far as justice is concerned, Africa cannot stay with its arms crossed. It has got to do something to get rid of [Prime Minister] Ian Smith. I am not saying that all white Rhodesia must go-just the clique that holds power there. I am sure a lot of whites would like to stay in the country, and if they do, their rights as a minority group will be respected...
Babe Ruth and Yankee Stadium symbolize the all-time greats of the national game [April 26]. Babe Ruth started his career as a pitcher, but in the American League today pitchers never come to bat. This great talent would never have been discovered today. Let's get rid of that "designated hitter" rule and a new great batting talent might be discovered...
...gets a big laugh from the audience of twenty-five years ago because Americans then weren't used to being able to call something lousy publicly. Maybe we're still not at ease with it, though. If we were, wouldn't we have called John Davidson lousy and gotten rid of him? Where the hell did we get John Davidson? Who asked for him? And where is the genius Sid Caesar now? He once made us all go into frenzied tribal dances of laughter in front of our television screens. People hurt themselves, they laughed so hard. Bring back...
Associates find Carter to be a demanding boss but one who readily delegates authority. Says Rafshoon: "He doesn't get involved in details or try to do your work for you. He expects the best possible work; if he doesn't get it, he gets rid of you." Rarely does Carter lose his temper. When something goes wrong, says Rafshoon, "he becomes cold and methodical...
...first day on the job I was supposed to do this guy's bathroom. He looked down at my bucket, looked at me, and closed the door. But they caught on after awhile. It got so they would say 'just a minute,' rush in and get rid of everything I wasn't supposed to see. And sometimes five or six guys would stand around and watch me while I worked...