Word: superstardom
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...Were in Vietnam proves the transition--from a man who used to write ponderous articles against the war (didn't everyone') to a man who will defend Vietnam as a moral triumph. It's, finally, the attacked on the ultimate orthodoxy of yesteryear: it is a bid for superstardom in neo-conservative circles, a bid to become the Duke Kehanomoko on this wave. It is a book, in other words, that sits up and begs for abuse...
...Geordie Lemmon is verging on superstardom," said coach Dave Fish before the match. He's just got to decide he wants it; the only thing holding him back is his head...
DIED. Harold Patrick ("Pete") Reiser, 62, former mesmerizing Brooklyn Dodger whose bid for superstardom was dashed by repeated injuries, most of which occurred when he crashed into outfield walls while chasing flyballs; of a respiratory illness; in Palm Springs, Calif. In 1941, his first full season, Reiser at 22 led the National League in batting (.343), slugging (.558), runs scored (117), total bases (299) and triples (17). The next year, "Pistol Pete" was smoking along at a .380 clip when he crashed into a centerfield wall while running after a line drive. He knocked himself unconscious...
...later, the falseness of that proposition was driven home: Harvard did a nose dive in the Nationals. At its peak, Harvard could up end a national power that was saving something for those Nationals; but that Championship meet showed that, Harvard University, is still a long way from athletic superstardom on a large-scale level...
...Thompson is at his best when he's writing about politics, not everyday debauchery. Alongside his rise to gonzo superstardom was the rise and fall of Richard Nixon. Thompson's visceral loathing for Nixon comes through repeatedly, from '68 to '72 to Watergate. They are, as both would gladly admit, opposites. Yet, when it's all over, and Nixon is leaving Washington, even Thompson regrets it a bit; the excitement and intensity of the chase is over...