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...uhaus, Adolf went him two years better, told his Brownshirts that they had been fighting the Jews and the bankers for exactly 21 years, since the Party held its first meeting. Neither bothered to mention the fact that during most of these two decades Hitler thought Mussolini was a windbag and Benito thought Adolf...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GERMANY-- ITALY: Springtime for the Dictators | 3/3/1941 | See Source »

...Americanism and to the opinion and decision of all Cubans, said he, adding that "the admirable policies of President Roosevelt . . . have profoundly consolidated confidence and union among all the nations of America." Señor Cortina knew, if all Latin Americans did not, that Senator Smathers is a windbag whose opinions influence no other Senator...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CUBA: Good Neighbor Smothers | 2/3/1941 | See Source »

Servants of the Bellows, "to be blown into office annually unless blown out," are High Wind (President) William Rumboll of Ernst, Berg & Cia.; Whirlwinds (Secretaries) George Ward and Alan Murray, both of London & South American Investment Trust; Receiver of Windfalls (Treasurer) and Keeper of the Windbag (Assistant Treasurer) Colin Shearer and George Collins, respectively...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World War: WHIFFS, PUFFS & SNUFFS | 12/30/1940 | See Source »

...wager Willkie will win. Wealthy werewolves whine, wheedle whimsical, wily words. Winsome Willkie's worried wretches watch wonderingly while Wendell's wide wagon wabbles, wavers, wriggles weakly, weirdly wrecks. Willkie's wailing, wild words won't worry worthy workers, wives, widows, workless. Whooping windbag, Willkie wallops will-o'-wisps. Workingmen want work. Wayfarers, watchmen: warn wireless "Willkie...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Oct. 28, 1940 | 10/28/1940 | See Source »

...windbag, the little Roman promptly named his challengers: Old-timers Tom my Armour, Harry Cooper, Billie Burke, Craig Wood, Jimmy Thomson, Al Watrous, Lawson Little and Newcomers Jim my Demaret, Ben Hogan, Ed Oliver...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Ins v. Outs | 7/29/1940 | See Source »

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