Word: riper
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...associate producer of ABC-TV News in Washington, D.C.; John C. Huff, city editor of The Greenville News; H. Victor Lewis, acting national editor of The Boston Globe; Robert M. Porterfield, reporter for the Anchorage Daily News; Peggy A. Simpson, congressional correspondent for the Associated Press; Frank A. Van Riper, Washington bureau correspondent for the New York Daily News; and Lawrence A. Walsh, managing editor of the Texas Observer...
...that some ghost of Nellie (I'm Gonna Wash That Man) Forbush will be hovering about the stage. She manages. Her one ditty is a wistful circus song that proves that at age 63, her heart wisely belongs not to memories of her glittering past but to a riper, richer present...
There is no truth-in-labeling act to ensure that the press correctly describes people in public life. Politicians used to be called by riper names than they are now, but even in these more discreet days labels can hurt. Gerald Ford is conservative, yet in his confirmation hearings preferred to style himself conservative fiscally, but "moderate on domestic issues...
...given both of them a new conception of politics. Riper says he took a Gov course last fall that stimulated his interest in voting patterns and grass-roots politics. "They told us how a voter identifies with a candidate and lines up on issues. Well, when I got here I realized that was all bullshit. It doesn't work that way at all--people don't want to know where Tony stands on the issues. We tell them he's a good man, he'll do the job. If they ask, we give them the issue staff--but they rarely...
...campaign often seems to command all waking hours. Forman swears--with a wink--that he has to squeeze all possible work out of his "slaves," and he himself hardly takes any time off. Cooking takes too much time, according to Riper. "There's a Red Barn next door; we ate there for three weeks until we got sick of it." Campaign work becomes a monomania, and time spent on expendables such as entertainment, relaxation, eating and sleep takes on overtones of guilt; there is always something more to be done, and every missed opportunity could conceivably lead to defeat. Downing...