Word: simpleton
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...ungenerous would say he had a great presidency but was not a great man. That follows the tradition of his opponents who throughout his career consistently underestimated him, disdaining him as a good actor, a Being There simpleton who could read scripts written for him by others. In fact, Reagan frustrated his biographers because he was so complex--a free-market egalitarian, an intellectually serious nonintellectual, an ideologue with great tactical flexibility...
...ungenerous would say he had a great presidency but was not a great man. That follows the tradition of his opponents who throughout his career consistently underestimated him, disdaining him as a good actor, a Being There simpleton who could read scripts written for him by others. In fact, Reagan frustrated his biographers because he was so complex - a free-market egalitarian, an intellectually serious nonintellectual, an ideologue with great tactical flexibility...
...reference is a nice surprise from a President who affects a militant lack of sophistication. More important, the story reveals that Bush has an acute awareness of the impression he makes in the world. His policies may be haphazard, but his public appearances aren't. He is not a simpleton. He just plays one--wittingly, it seems--on TV. "He has a stratospheric EQ," a Senator once told me, referring to Bush's emotional intelligence. "I've never heard him talk much about policy substance or details, but he senses every nuance of interpersonal relations. Every question he asks...
...reference is a nice surprise from a President who affects a militant lack of sophistication. More important, the story reveals that Bush has an acute awareness of the impression he makes in the world. His policies may be haphazard, but his public appearances aren't. He is not a simpleton. He just plays one-wittingly, it seems-on TV. "He has a stratospheric EQ," a Senator once told me, referring to Bush's emotional intelligence. "I've never heard him talk much about policy substance or details, but he senses every nuance of interpersonal relations. Every question he asks...
Anthony made a striking Met debut on March 6, 1954, in the small role of the Simpleton in Boris Godunov. "Mr. Anthony had better be careful," wrote the New York Times. "If he does other bit parts so vividly, he'll be stamped as a character singer for life." The remark proved prophetic. Although in his early years he took on a number of leading roles, Anthony became what the opera world calls a comprimario--a singer of supporting roles, a specialist in character parts like the Innkeeper in Der Rosenkavalier and the police spy Spoletta in Tosca. "Sure...