Word: talking
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...Sunshine State is basking in the attention it has received. You hear a lot of talk about "perceptions," the ability to separate the real world of electoral politics from the media's coverage. Given that the vote--in terms of national convention votes produced per dollar and minute expended--means nothing, the "significance" will depend on what the media says. In 1968 and 1972, they talked about the New Hampshire primary. In 1976, they talked about the Iowa caucus. And in 1980 (note that it is still 1979), newsmen are talking about Florida. To quote President Carter: "The importance...
...invitations to the event for quite some time. As he did at last year's dedication of the Kennedy School of Government, Kennedy is expected to honor the memory of his brother solemnly. But underneath the pomp and the social scene is a story that people still hesitate to talk about. It is a story of community conflict, a family's frustration and Harvard's loss--one some people say was no loss at all, but others bemoan to this...
...talk to me about football on Rosh Hashana. You say you can't understand why our New Year is in the fall. It's all right for Harvard to start school in the fall. It's all right for Harvard to begin its football season in the fall. So, why can't we have Rosh Hashana in the fall...
Protesters had come to Seabrook in years past--their goal to stop construction on the giant nuclear plant now one-fifth complete. Last May, the talk-is-cheap part of the anti-nuclear movement began planning a new tack in the fight. Instead of peaceful protests or acts of civil disobedience, they wanted "direct action." Cut down fences, occupy the plant, resist arrest, they said. That tactical change bred other shifts--in decision-making, in the attitude of the authorities, and the mood...
...Sure there will be action tomorrow--a march and a rally and some meetings and a little Mace, and some independent fence-cutting. But they'll keep building Seabrook, at least until next spring when you and your affinity group come back to shut it down again. So you talk with friends, for a while and listen to the spokes meeting, and then, in a gusty 45-degree wind you crawl into your sleeping bag. The Guard are down on the railroad tracks--30 of them 20 yards away--in helmets. They don't want to talk, they just want...