Word: soft
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...passivity. The sweet sadness in his eyes reveals something rare in modern films: how much pain and insult a decent man with zero self-esteem can endure. Of course, he and we know he's the hero who, at the end, will bust out of his emotional lethargy; the soft Rocky will become the battering Rambo. But for a star of Stallone's gaudy wattage, the attitude is bold, subtle and, he hopes, redefining...
...province in 433 B.C. and dug up by amazed archaeologists 2,400 years later. Then the Hong Kong Philharmonic steals in with a simple yet radiant tune in D major--the key of Beethoven's Ode to Joy--and a children's choir begins to sing, accompanied by the soft throb of Chinese drums pounding out an African-flavored beat...
Just after President Clinton renewed his call for a ban on unrestricted donations to political parties, the nonprofit group Common Cause released a study showing that a record $34.3 million in "soft money" direct donations had been received by the Republican and Democratic parties so far this year, while phone records have revealed that Vice President Gore in 1996 made 44 fund-raising calls from the White House, using a Clinton-Gore re-election campaign credit card...
...make phone calls seeking donations from his desk near the Oval Office. While it's illegal for federal employees to solicit money in federal buildings, Gore maintains he was not subject to that restriction. Meanwhile, Common Cause points out Republican Party committees received $23.1 million in soft money this year, out-raising the Democrats by 2 to 1. Democratic Party committees took in $11.2 million. Both numbers are drastically higher than figures for previous post-election periods...
...most urgently needed reform: a ban on all paid political advertising, which would remove the burden on both political parties of coping with skyrocketing advertising costs. Let the networks, at their own discretion, provide free time for the important debates. An end to advertising would halt the need for soft and hard money and the obscene kind of influence peddling it engenders. And it would be a blessing to America's TV audience, sickened by nauseating political ads. GENE GRAMM New York City...