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...king's touch might do magic and when the power of such connection seemed infinitely more pertinent than the potential germs. To touch was to partake somehow--maybe even through the germs--of the king's magic. Surely voters will imagine that when they shake hands with Donald Trump, gold will rub off. (Of course, bad magic may also be communicated. Maybe the handshake with Herbert Hoover many years ago explains why, from time to time, I am visited by a great depression...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pressing the Germy Flesh | 11/8/1999 | See Source »

...Trump were to think about it, he might be grateful that contact with the electorate is not more intimate than it is. Suppose it were customary for a politician to kiss not only an occasional baby but also every voter in that mating-goose, cocktail-party way? It could be even worse. Among some tribes in the highlands of Papua New Guinea, men say hello by genially clasping each other's genitals. Trump should be relieved he won't have to work that kind of rope line...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pressing the Germy Flesh | 11/8/1999 | See Source »

...office who chipped in on a ticket." That first meeting produced a working title, All for One, and the notion that the questions would be based on pop culture. As Clark puts it, "You don't have to be a walking encyclopedia to win." And the show would trump Millionaire by offering a $2.5 million top payoff...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: A $2 Million Question | 11/8/1999 | See Source »

...PRESIDENTIAL TRUMP...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Nov. 8, 1999 | 11/8/1999 | See Source »

...Reform Party appears to be a gathering of societal misfits. With a would-be candidate like Donald Trump [PUBLIC EYE, Oct. 18] and an elected official like Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura, it is a party of airheads and egomaniacs. What a travesty of democracy that these shallow characters aspire to be candidates for public office, or already hold it! With people like them, "In God We Trust" is an even more urgent watchword for the welfare of our country. MIDGE RITTER Gettysburg...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Nov. 8, 1999 | 11/8/1999 | See Source »

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