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...smoothest talker or the best dressed, but I have been one of the hardest working and most enthusiastic members of the council and that is the kind of president that I will...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: U.C. Candidate Statements | 4/11/1996 | See Source »

...Dole seems to resent having to stand up in front of everyone and pontificate, as if he, a man of some substance, had been reduced by forces beyond his control to acting like some sort of debate-team show-off. He says he's a doer rather than a talker...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: YOU CAN'T BLAME KANSAS | 4/1/1996 | See Source »

There are times when Americans need to be reassured or informed or even uplifted by the President. At those times, being a doer means being a talker...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: YOU CAN'T BLAME KANSAS | 4/1/1996 | See Source »

Dole knows he's a better legislator than campaigner, so his strategy is to campaign by legislating. His frequent refrain--"I'm a doer, not a talker"--can be demonstrated only by actually passing legislation. Unlike Newt Gingrich, who plots grand, overarching designs, Dole takes things as they come up, picking allies and sizing up enemies as necessary. It's as though he thinks it's bad luck to plan ahead. The Dole strategy is to depict himself as the driving force of change while portraying Clinton as the defender of the status quo: Senator Change vs. President Veto...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BOB & BILL'S BELTWAY BAKE-OFF | 3/25/1996 | See Source »

...show of his own in December that's already on 43 stations. Buchanan's talk show last year was picked up by more than 100 stations, enough for a $232,000 payday. A realistic goal now would be to overtake the 125 that carry defeated Senate candidate and radio talker Oliver North. Impassioned also-ran Alan Keyes, who used to host a talk show heard in 10 markets, could also return to the mike...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HOW (VERY) GREEN WAS MY VALLEY | 3/25/1996 | See Source »

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