Word: teflon
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...these lapses from accepted political decorum suggest an antic disposition, Schroeder has that -- along with a formidable gift for phrasemaking. It was she who first dubbed Reagan the "Teflon President" and defense contractors the "welfare queens of the Reagan Administration." She dismisses doubts about her campaign with the same breezy confidence: "America is man enough to elect a woman President." Or, at the very least, to let a woman...
...would be the loser." In Washington, the staunchly pro-Israel New Republic called the Jerusalem government's behavior in the Pollard affair "morally unworthy and politically stupid," adding, "If the smart-asses in the corridors of Israeli power think, as one commentator recently put it, that Israel is a 'Teflon nation,' they may be in for a shock...
...only "issue" of the convention was Ronald Reagan's Teflon invulnerability; the principal activity was a delight in sharing his life. This was accomplished not so much by actual appearances at the convention (he came late and moved about little) but by way of the films he had made before he arrived. The 18-minute film that introduced the President's speech at the convention made Reagan himself cry when he first saw it. The one that introduced Nancy was even more touching, ending with his tribute to her. When Nancy went onstage, Reagan appeared on the screen behind...
REAGAN HAD CREATED A teflon presidency. Issues which would have destroyed most presidents seemed to roll off this one. (Imagine Carter or Nixon joking that the "bombing will begin in five minutes.") Most recently the president emerged from the Daniloff Affair and the Reykjavik non-summit touting the two events as policy touchdowns when they could more appropriately be considered safeties or touchbacks at best. The arms deal was provoked by the hubris the White House had developed over its ability to sell ideas...
...then the Hacker had to click on bold. ResEdit has allowed the Hacker to define the command-1 key (i.e. pressing the little squiggly key simultaneously with the 1 key) as performing the same function as selecting Bold on the Character menu; no more grasping for that non-teflon paded mouse...