Word: soapboxes
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...spent four-plus hours shaking hands at the Iowa State Fair in 95-degree heat, the delicate dance Richardson faces was on full display. "You're pretty tall to be a Mexican," one Iowan told Richardson, dressed in jeans and cowboy boots. At the fair's traditional soapbox, a must-hit event for all presidential hopefuls, Richardson - predictably - was asked about his stance on illegal immigration. With rivulets of sweat making their way across his neck and chin, he launched into his four-point plan on how to solve the immigration problem, which includes punishing employers for hiring illegal immigrants...
...love nature. I love animals. I would be very happy in the middle of absolutely nowhere. I'm on the board of the Wildlife Conservation Society, so that's one of my passions. I've never gotten up on a soapbox about it, but I'm pretty passionately against the stupidity of war. I just don't understand it. I'll leave it at that...
...Then it’s hardly surprising that commencement has long served as a soapbox for statesmen, academics and the occasional man (or woman) of letters; corporate titans have been consciously excluded—including from the list of honorary degree recipients. Since 1950, the only corporate leader to address departing graduates has been IBM president Thomas Watson Jr. in 1981. In light of this, Gates’ selection is somewhat of an anomaly...
...pursuit, Skocpol seems to have had assistance from Bok. The interim president summoned Skocpol to lead the Task Force on Teaching and Career Development, providing her with a significant resume-boost and a highly visible soapbox upon which to address the Faculty...
...pursuit, Skocpol seems to have had assistance from Bok. The interim president summoned Skocpol to lead the Task Force on Teaching and Career Development, providing her with a significant resume-boost and a highly visible soapbox upon which to address the Faculty...