Word: squirms
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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First off, Pat Buchanan is not a Republican. In fact, a brief look at his platform demonstrates that he is anything but: geopolitical isolationism, trade protectionism, evangelicalism and anti-corporatism, mingled with the most virulent nativism to squirm across the political stage in recent memory. This sinister and eclectic agenda has not pestered the body politic since the early years of the century. What is it? Well, I'll take Buchanan's own self-designation, one that he is obviously, and perhaps correctly, convinced that few in the electorate will ever research. This recycled monster is good, old-fashioned, turn...
Predictably, Farrakhan's pronouncements have provoked exactly what he was seeking: howls of outrage from the white establishment, which only serve to bolster his reputation among those African Americans who believe the best qualification for black leadership is a talent for making white folks squirm. A House subcommittee threatened to subpoena Farrakhan to determine if his deal with Libya is "traitorous." A State Department spokesman proclaimed, "It's shameful that an American citizen, much less a major religious leader in the U.S., would cavort with dictators like Gaddafi." The Justice Department warned that if reports of his pact with Gaddafi...
...ethics and compassion. His new crime novel about South Florida, the sixth in a very good run, is caustic and comic. The author's method hasn't varied since the first, Tourist Season: turn over a rock and watch in glee and honest admiration as those little rascals squirm in the light...
...broke the city's rent control laws,overcharging his tenants. He had a responsibility[during the debate over Question 9] to say thatthis was a law that he ran afoul of. Instead, heattempted to sort of squirm his way out," Turksays...
...Drawings are primitive and threatening and wild and untame," said Marlette. "And the best ones are the ones that make people squirm...