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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Certainly, Jackson is the most passionate and electrifying orator among this year's presidential candidates, no tough feat indeed. But being is a passionate speaker is not the sole qualification for President. After all, avowed segregationist George Wallace once won the Michigan caucuses by employing a populist "send them a message" approach, similar to the one Jackson is using. Wallace's message sure was passionate and sure did move people. But we can all give thanks that he was not elected...

Author: By Andrew J. Bates, | Title: It's Time to Take Jesse Seriously | 4/5/1988 | See Source »

...these hapless winners of the Anyone Can Host contest look painfully unsure of what they are supposed to be doing; the abrasive Mulrooney's strategy is to assault guests and audience members as if they were hecklers at a midnight show at the Improv. The program's sole advantage is a virtual absence of promotional fanfare. "It didn't seem to make sense to herald it until we were sure we had something worth heralding," says Ancier, who argues that the neophytes need time to get used to the format...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Video: The Little Network That Might | 3/28/1988 | See Source »

...Nemerov, Russell Baker and Ted Williams. Ted Williams? Yes, indeed. And what does the "Splendid Splinter" have to say? "No matter what part of the service you were in as a young kid, you will relive many of the memories Sam Hynes has written about in this book." The sole problem with this recommendation is its exclusivity. In truth, Flights of Passage not only jogs memories but creates them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Ups And Downs FLIGHTS OF PASSAGE | 3/7/1988 | See Source »

...contrast, Saint Misbehavin' resorts to tradition: a plot whose sole purpose is to stay out of the way of the all-important puns, lyrics and can-can lines. From the audience level, there's no question that this is what Pudding shows are supposed to be about...

Author: By Michael D. Nolan, | Title: Medicine Ball | 2/24/1988 | See Source »

...weekend spankings dropped Dartmouth (now 6-2) into second place, while allowing Cornell (7-1 Ivy) to move into sole possession of first place in the Ivy League...

Author: By Colin F. Boyle, | Title: Dartmouth Goes on the Lost Weekend | 2/17/1988 | See Source »

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