Word: wingwoman
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...presence on the ticket: that she's a fearless crusader willing to confront entrenched interests to serve the common interest. Liberals are bad because they grow government; mavericks are good because they weed-whack it. This is the story McCain wants to tell, and Palin is his wingwoman. "Here's how I look at the choice Americans face in this election," she said. "In politics, there are some candidates who use change to promote their careers. And then there are those, like John McCain, who use their careers to promote change...
...reason, the real Winslet might have responded, is because that's what people like about her. She has all the allure of the leading lady but also the I'll-pitch-in enthusiasm of the wingwoman. "Kate's clearly somebody you'd just absolutely love to have a long lunch with," says Meyers. "A girl's girl. Beautiful but not intimidating to other women." It's not a coincidence that Jackie Earle Haley, a child star best remembered for 1979's Breaking Away, suddenly turned up--after years of obscurity--in two Winslet movies. Having worked with him on King...
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