Word: telling
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
WELL, I'm here to tell you that there is nothing sophisticated about, say, the Spee Pajama Party, where people shamelessly don their nightery (and think that it's really cool that they are being so casual--I mean, I for one don't wear pajamas and wouldn't want to party with anyone who does), and there is nothing sophisticated about the Fly Garden Party, where people dress in seersucker and play croquet and try to act oh-so-highbrow...
...presidential election, where name recognition is nearly universal and news coverage is unending, there is no justification for televised ads. They can tell us about nothing, except the skill of the media consultants who produced them. They serve only to muddle thought, to stir up rancor, to provide a false front for the failure to address the issues...
...trillion gross national product. There have been times in our history when that percentage was much higher and we did just fine growing our way out of the problem -- World War II sent the ratio of debt up to 127% of GNP -- so don't believe the people who tell you we're doomed. But we're nonetheless well into the discomfort zone. We've got to whittle away gradually at the ratio...
Twenty-one months ago, an unknown Michael Dukakis ventured into Iowa to tell voters there why he should be President. Today his answer remains inchoate. The failing of his candidacy has more to do with the candidate himself than with poor strategy, inept aides, stylized debates, TV commercials or even George Bush. Dukakis is a decent, rational, hardworking man, dedicated to public service and the common good. But he never understood the office he sought. The presidency requires a leader who can forge an emotional bond with the people and act as a vehicle for their aspirations. Dukakis...
...Eastwood, the Today show should be renamed Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow. Says one studio publicity executive: "If you have a few Class A stars in a picture, you can play the two shows off each other until you get everything you want. On Steel Magnolias, for example, you could tell Today they can have Sally Field and Dolly Parton if they take on some lesser-known actors as well. Then you tell Good Morning America that they can have Shirley MacLaine and Olympia Dukakis if they do other segments on the film. On a picture like that...