Word: wit
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Celebrity in Washington contest shows he's not as dull as he once seemed. I was a judge, and, yes, he brought a cynical crowd to peals of laughter, but that was because of a dry, droll, double-take delivery suited to a small room. Lieberman's self-deprecating wit is unlikely to turn the Cheney-Lieberman debate into must...
...First he looked back, thanking Clinton for helping build a strong economy and a strong foundation. Then he swung forward: "The question in this election is whether we erode that foundation, or build on it." He recited some of his standard campaign promises, but also showed some flashes of wit that prove he may have learned a thing or two from The Master. Referring to the Republicans' charge at their convention that the Clinton-Gore administration had taken the path of least resistance, Gore alluded to the government shutdowns and other battles waged in Washington, then quipped, "I wish there...
...sword of Damocles poised above San Francisco's offensive line, a riff in which he imagined a player whose jersey number was pi, and the observation that Patriots head coach Bill Belichick "blinks about as frequently as Clint Eastwood in a Sergio Leone film." This isn't just wit. This seems to me to be the point of sportscasters. Football, like all your big American pastimes, is a metaphorical arena. So who better to announce it than this country's poet laureate of simile? It's not just a game. Sports are analogies for all our finest hopes and truest...
...writer and professor famous for his wit as well as his economic theories, Galbraith, 91, said he was happy to receive the award from President Clinton, saying that he was "making a very great effort to look modest...
...introducing Galbraith, Clinton told the audience that upon meeting him, one notices his wit and intellect only second and third--the first thing that stands out is Galbraith's height...