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...lies” of the political left: “that George Bush created the war on terror and that Global Warming is a greater danger to Americans than the terrorist threat.” This movement has little value beyond being a right-wing political stunt, and its occurrence at institutions of higher education is a massive shame. At best, it will spark superficial debate on religious fundamentalism without offering a balanced political or cultural history to support its claims. At worst, however, Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week will serve to further already damaging misconceptions about Islam as a religion...
...first two plays. Things quickly turned south for Princeton, though; on Anderson’s second drive, the Tigers offensive line committed three false-start penalties in a four-play span.“I think part of it was that Harvard was threatening with a crossing stunt, and their inside linebackers were right in the line of scrimmage,” said Tigers head coach Roger Hughes. “Perhaps our guys were a little bit anxious to get going.”In total, none of the three quarterbacks fared particularly well against defensive coordinator Kevin Doherty?...
...true activism, a categorization she borrowed from Bill Maher. Coggins fairly paraphrased the TV host, but provided an obscured description of her classmates’ actions. Coggins contrasted a campaign that was, in every sense of the word, effective, with the recent “HIV Positive” stunt, praising those behind the latter for resisting the “inflated sense of self.” A hunger striker is many things, but self-indulgent isn’t one of them. Most Harvard students would be hard pressed to name three of the 11 strike participants...
Like the MoveOn.org ad, the shirts were “edgy,” but not to the point of egotism. At the heart of the stunt was not a desire to intentionally polarize the student body, but to spark reasoned debate. And so long as campus activists remember that their purpose is to promote a cause, not themselves, we should be able to avoid the worst instances of thunder-stealing...
...sappiest. At the helm of KFC, he carried around floppy rubber chickens in his briefcase, so he could give them out and surprise a deserving employee. Novak would then autograph the chicken and hand the befuddled employee a crisp hundred-dollar bill. Which brings up the obvious: no stunt or roadside chat says "Thank you" quite as well as cash...