Word: tricking
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...infiltrate the illiterates and "turn" them, so they would vote (illegally) for him. "Could not a true man of the 'detective' class be introduced among them in disguise, who could, at the nick of time, control their votes? Think this over. It would be a great thing, when this trick is attempted upon us, to have the saddle come up on the other horse...
That dirty trick was planned for the 1858 Senate campaign, in which Lincoln was running against Stephen Douglas. People who remember that race often praise the high-minded discourse of the Lincoln-Douglas debates. They should keep in mind what Lincoln was planning for the back alleys of the campaign. (They should also keep in mind that no one in the audience at those debates could vote directly for either of the speakers. Senators were then still chosen by state legislatures...
FERNANDO COLLOR DE MELLO USED EVERY TRICK IN the book to delay a vote on his , impeachment in Brazil's Chamber of Deputies. But last week the President suffered what might have been the decisive blow. After a nine-hour televised hearing, Brazil's Supreme Court ruled that the chamber had every right to schedule the vote for this week and to make it a "nominal" ballot -- meaning that Deputies will have to declare themselves by name for or against. Though it is still possible that Collor will pull some last-second surprise, the odds are that the required...
...cause harm, or "Trust me on this one." The role model here is Shakespeare's Iago, insidiously, malevolently and falsely poisoning Othello's mind against his faithful wife Desdemona. These are the lies people fear and resent the most, statements that will not only deceive them but also trick them into foolish or ruinous courses of behavior. Curiously, though, lying to hurt people just for the hell or the fun of it -- the Iago syndrome -- is probably quite rare. Though Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote influentially about Iago's "motiveless malignity," the play itself does not really support this judgment. Iago...
...game. We've been beaten badly for a long time, and it's our year for revenge," senior linebacker Monte Giese said. "The defense wants to stuff it in their face. The coaches have been telling us how Holy Cross would continue to pass, use screens and run trick plays even if they were up by 20 points...