Word: sloganized
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...initiation ritual that criminal gangs call "jumping in." In one case, a white CRASH officer leaving the scene of a police beating of a civilian--for which the city had to pay a $25,000 settlement--allegedly yelled out, "¡Puro Rampart! [Totally Rampart]," an imitation of a gang slogan...
...their work was winning the war on crime. Phrases like "we own the night," the mantra of the New York Street Crime Unit, were meaningful to the good officers committed to taking back the streets from criminals. However, as crime rates fell and guns were removed from predators, the slogan and the tactics should have changed. Criminals were not the only ones in fear of aggressive policing; so were many law-abiding citizens, particularly in the minority community, with whom the safety of the night should have been shared. Worse, in Los Angeles those corrupt officers believed they not only...
...said last week, jutting his jaw in South Carolina, "is remind people about my record--remind people that I'm comin' with a record from outside Washington." But it is a measure of the trouble Bush is in that when he started doing that--unveiling a new slogan, A REFORMER WITH RESULTS--he was trying to climb inside the knight's armor already worn by John McCain. And going after McCain for "passing the plate to lobbyists and special interests" is an odd choice for Bush, the $67 million candidate who refuses to abide by federal fund-raising limits...
Here is the promotional slogan for Pitch Black, a new sci-fi flick opening today: "Are you afraid of the dark? You will be..." Now, let's think about this: are you scared or bemused? Silly as the phrase is, it's also a little misleading. What makes Pitch Black into something you don't anticipate-a nice surprise-has nothing to do with darkness...
...Hampshire, Bradley's campaign unveiled a 30-second advertisement featuring Jordan explaining his support for Bradley. Jordan joins the pantheon of NBA stars who have endorsed their former colleague. In another spot, Bill Russell encouraged voters to support Bradley in the Iowa caucuses, the embodiment of the slogan "Another Celtic Fan for Bill Bradley...