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...wimp once, wasn't he? Is there some explanation for his sudden transformation into a Tough...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: Ten Questions of the Universe | 10/29/1988 | See Source »

...George Bush a wimp...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: Ten Questions of the Universe | 10/29/1988 | See Source »

This election was supposed to prove Bush to be the ultimate political wimp. Instead, Dukakis has become the candidate who refuses to defend himself and the principles he represents. The voters want a President who can stand up on their behalf. How can Dukakis convince the public he is capable of standing up for them, if he refuses to stand up for himself...

Author: By Michael J. Bonin, | Title: The Dreaded L-Word | 10/5/1988 | See Source »

BAMBI. This 1942 Disney fable has everything a child could fear or want: a forest fire, a mother's death, cute comedy and a deer heart to cherish. Bonus: Bambi's bunny pal Thumper makes Roger Rabbit look like a wimp...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Critics' Choice: Aug. 22, 1988 | 8/22/1988 | See Source »

...might rightly ask, "Where was the beef?" About the only beneficiaries of this orgy of oratory were Bush and Jackson. As the Vice President again seems to be turning himself into Mr. Maladroit, it is easy to forget how his hyperaggressive debate posture put a crimp in all the wimp talk. Jackson's dominance of the Democratic debates helped him narrow his credibility gap as a serious contender. There were also casualties from these protracted trials by rhetoric: Babbitt, plagued by near palsied facial contortions, and Hart, who returned to the fray looking like the portrait of Dorian Gray...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Primary Lessons of 1988 | 6/20/1988 | See Source »

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