Word: touts
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Brown is trying to tout himself as the anti-politics politician, describing his dark horse campaign as a "frontal attack on the conventional wisdom of a dying political party." Since the time he "limited lobbyist spending to two hamburgers and a coke" as California secretary of state, Brown has been perceived as a young reformer defying political convention. This cherished image, though has undergone a radical metamorphosis. From the anti-politician fighting politics as usual, Brown has come to be viewed as the consummate politician--a master puppeteer and ventriloquist who not only rehearses what he is going...
During most of his nine terms in the House, California Congressman Charles Wilson, 62, was best known not for his legislative record (meager) nor for his oratorical skills (weak) but for his fondness for occasionally dressing like a race track tout (garish plaid suit, green and black loafers, pearl and diamond stickpin). That is, until 1978, when Wilson gained national headlines for his part in the "Koreagate" scandal. The House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct found Wilson guilty of lying to conceal the fact that he had received an illegal cash gift of $1,000 from Tongsun Park...
...Dianne Feinstein's administration. Bridegroom Richard Blum, 44, an investment banker who met Widow Feinstein, 46, when they were brought together to discuss finances, joined the lady in her mayoral chambers last week to share a prenuptial toast. After the wedding and a reception to which tout San Francisco was invited, Blum will discover what it means to take on city hall. The honeymoon includes four days in Washington, where the mayor plans a series of conferences with federal officials...
...candidates of both parties are crisscrossing the frozen state, landing their small aircraft in near-blinding snowstorms, navigating icy roads fit only for hockey practice. They wolf down chilling chicken, cold "hot barbecue," undunkable doughnuts and crumbling cookies at countless gatherings in tiny towns and villages. They tout their talents at press conferences, talk shows, town meetings, union halls, Rotary Clubs and American Legion posts. Their faces beam forth from television and newspaper ads. Former Republican National Chairman Mary Louise Smith sums up the grim reality: "Iowa has become the new New Hampshire...