Word: roping
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...ruthless ambition impairs his judgment. If he became president, and thus fulfilled his ambition, would his judgment improve? The nation must hope so. On the other hand, if Gore were to lose, would the loss mellow his ambition and deepen his character? Would he stop running up and down rope lines like an afternoon game show host...
...South Carolina for the next big contest, where the crown that was supposed to be all bought and paid for was suddenly up for grabs. Bush had been up 47 points in South Carolina at one time; the polls were now even. McCain's crowds were huge. Working a rope line in Sumpter, Bush was approached by a man who stretched out his hand and said, "I just want to shake the hand of the next Vice President." Bush's face darkened; his eyes turned to slits...
...route of the presidential motorcade when he arrived Thursday night (Vietnam time). Friday, as he toured the millennium-old Temple of Literature, a crowd in front of the complex shouted, "Hey, Bill! Hey, Bill." They were rewarded later when Clinton came out and worked what passed for a Vietnamese rope line under the nervous watch of government officials...
...Lewis directed "Gun Crazy," his most famous title and without a doubt one of the best lovers-on-the-run movies ever made. Inspired by the exploits of Bonnie and Clyde, the film offers up a "weak sister" who's an expert marksman ("Rope"'s John Dall) as he falls in love with a sharpshooting femme fatale (British actress Peggy Cummins). Upon its release, the film became an critical success here and in Europe, and has remained a cult favorite for the last half-century. The reason is simple: Lewis pulled out all the stops, letting his visuals convey...
...body of one Israeli soldier was thrown into the street, and a second was dangled down by a rope, where the corpse was stomped and beaten with iron bars...