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Powell Possesses none of Perot's negatives; in fact, any alleged negatives are highly disputable. Though mentioned in the Iran-Contra Report for not having revealed Weinburger's diaries, there is not a shred of evidence that he was involved in any illegalities. And his role in the initial My Lai Investigation was small and hampered by a cover-up by the soldiers present. He dealt with both topics fully in his autobiography...
...knocked him over. Recounted Zanger: "He said, 'You got what you deserved.'" The police--not entirely trusting, perhaps, of this version of events--had Zanger put Baldwin under citizen's arrest before they would book the actor themselves. Baldwin later apologized for the incident but said, "Anyone with a shred of human decency would realize when you want your privacy." The day wasn't a total loss for Zanger. Instead of his tape, he himself ended up on Hard Copy...
...Allen. The desire to slap Helena Bonham Carter out of her self-pity is overwhelming, and only increases as the movie progresses. And Michael Rapaport, while likable at first as the "dumb-blond" boxer Allen tries to fix Linda up with, winds up sounding plastic and rehearsed, without a shred of believable character in him. By the trite end, it is clear that you are supposed to be happy for them. But you can't be happy for people you never liked-or even got to know at all, for that matter...
Lest you suspect a shred of credibility behind this mental mentalite, let me reveal the real Satan behind the new world-conspiracy. Do you suspect the military-industrial complex? Or international Financiers? The Bolsheviks? Or is it the Jews...
...only exacerbated the panel's feeling that they have lost their privacy and, like O.J., are under arrest. Says noted defense attorney Leslie Abramson: "They're being guarded by people who are used to treating everyone like prisoners. They need crisis counseling.'' But, adds Abramson, "there is not a shred of possibility that Ito, who is a smart fellow, is going to declare a mistrial over the defense's objections without some legal justification. And so far, I haven't seen one.'' (Any mistrial not sanctioned by the defense could prevent Simpson's being tried again...