Word: tennessean
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...Lost State of Franklin, the area in the eastern part of the state that was once part of North Carolina; Miro, once governed by Spaniards, in the center; and the Purchase, farther west. Similar distinctions apply to families. On his mother's side, Longfort is a Virginia- Tennessean, on his father's, a Carolina-Tennessean. You can tell the difference by whether a person refers to a cabinet as a "cupboard" or a "press...
...unusual hearing seemed disorganized at times. Wiseman interrupted half a dozen times to ask his own questions, and the cantankerous Tennessean even objected to a questions, posed by Stenler--a privilege commonly reserved for attorneys...
...unlikely choice. A Southerner from a neighboring state, he hardly gives the ticket much balance, and Clinton had refused Gore's bid for support in Gore's 1988 presidential campaign. This time, though, Clinton developed such deep rapport with Gore in a 90-minute meeting that he picked the Tennessean immediately. It turned out an inspired choice. Not only Bill and Al, but Hillary and Tipper Gore, got along so well that they campaigned for a while as a team, impressing friendly crowds as two engaging couples on what looked at times like a happy double date...
...what the conventional political wisdom says, I don't care." It's not that Gore is rubbing crystals or espousing a national 12-step program. His stump speech is standard fare; he follows the "Q. and M." -- question and message of the day -- in countless public appearances. But the Tennessean can subtly slip into words like "dysfunction" and "inner child" as adroitly as his supporters buckle on their Birkenstocks. He makes eye contact when someone talks about "letting go." In conversation, Gore offers Zen-like nuggets like, "Sometimes you can only find something by losing...
...slickness and We Are the World-type finale, the effort to show that Democrats believe in the American Dream had its moments of authenticity: Senator Al Gore's father scooping up his blond-haired grandson Albert III, 9, whose horrible brush with death was evoked in the Tennessean's eloquent and moving acceptance speech; 12-year-old Chelsea Clinton breaking into a smile of relief after she reclaimed her mother's hand on the jammed podium; Hillary Clinton and Tipper Gore dancing like two teenagers to Fleetwood Mac's Don't Stop...