Word: wile
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Could be. But the Gingrich Republicans overinterpreted their mandate of 1994, and look at the ditch they landed in. The George W. Bush Republicans have no mandate to overinterpret. They are proceeding now by the metaphysics of Wile E. Coyote, who ventures bravely into midair, until he notices that he is standing on thin air above the deep canyon, into which, presently, he begins a long, whistling plummet that ends in a distant "poof!" on the canyon floor...
...watching him these past eight years has given me the same unbridled, childlike joy as watching a cartoon. Clinton was our first cartoon President. He ran off cliffs, was crushed by anvils and flattened by turn-of-the-century trains. Yet moments later, we always saw him, just like Wile E. Coyote or Daffy Duck, completely reassembled and eagerly pursuing his next crazy scheme. Essentially, people love cartoon characters because they cannot be hurt. They defy the rules of Greek tragedy. Clinton, unlike Richard Nixon or Lyndon Johnson, was not undone by his flaws. Whenever the smoke cleared, Clinton remained...
...Blakeley re-enactment here 27. Congressman who may challenge Giuliani for the nomination 30. Its realistic roach resulted in some broken TVs 31. Ousted Pakistani Prime Minister, who has been jailed for life 33. Ship pronoun 34. Listen in on, in a way 35. Earth-friendly prefix 37. Wile E. Coyote's supply company 41. Lipton competitor 44. Divining device 45. Judge who's no friend of 4-Across 48. Syrian Foreign Minister __, who distanced himself from the idea of sending troops to south Lebanon 50. Hurting 51. Hour on some sundials 52. Valletta is its capital 53. Photographic image...
...sense in dotcomland that the party, if not quite over, is definitely winding down. It's behemoths like Cisco and Intel that are keeping the NASDAQ afloat. The Web bubble is bursting. Has burst. Which means that some of us now roaring toward online glory may instead face that Wile E. Coyote moment when you look down and realize you just sprinted off a cliff...
...Coyote vs. Acme: After decades of being burned by Acme products, Wile E. Coyote finally takes the stand. He drags Acme to court, determined to get revenge and a new chance at bagging Road Runner...