Word: showbiz
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Instead of resorting to the rousing rhetoric of others who addressed the convention, Reagan delivered his speech in a calm, reserved tone, the implication being that he, Reagan, could impassion his audience without overwhelming oratory; he directed the style of his speech at the cameras, knowing from his showbiz experience that subtlety of gesture is more expressive than exaggeration. Furthermore, he used Franklin D. Roosevelt '04 in his address, implying that he, Reagan, was above partisan labels. And he concluded by asking America to bow its head in prayer--the implication being that he, Reagan, had not developed an overweening...
...audience has no choice but to root for her. Her early successes-in local honky-tonks, on radio and at the Grand Ole Opry-are thrilling because the movie has so carefully delineated just how hard she has worked and how far she has come to realize her showbiz fantasy...
John Paul combined the talents of showbiz superstar and avuncular, if stern, pastor. Despite his unyielding stands in matters of dogma and discipline, he proved wildly popular in human terms. Everywhere, he uncompromisingly addressed the key issues troubling the Roman Catholic Church. In Puebla, Mexico, he told Latin American bishops that while the church must preach social justice, it can never accommodate theologies that are inspired as much by Marx as by Jesus. In his homeland of Poland, during the first visit by a Pope to a Communist-ruled land, he encouraged East bloc Christians to persist in their struggle...