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...Mondale, as he emphasized in the debate, is free to differ with Carter on key issues. A case in point occurred in September when the Georgian criticized the Supreme Court under Chief Justice Earl Warren for going "too far" in protecting the accused-an attempt by Carter to woo Middle America. Mondale, a former attorney general of Minnesota, promptly praised the Warren Court for guarding the "constitutional rights of defendants...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE RUNNING MATES: Slugfest in a Houston Alley | 10/25/1976 | See Source »

...Jimmy Carter was trying to woo the Polish vote, he wore the wrong shirt. The eagle without a crown on his shirt is the Polish Communist version. The traditional Polish emblem is a white eagle with a crown symbolizing sovereignty and independence-virtues denied under Communism...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Forum, Oct. 11, 1976 | 10/11/1976 | See Source »

...Fell to Earth. This man is hardly a mensch, that is when they show Bowie in the buff he doesn't even have a schlong! Woo woo! So that's why he came to America (penis envy.) Otherwise you wouldn't know. The movie is beautifully filmed and sometimes stands on the verge of not only showing intelligent life but also being the most cleverly wrapped political package since Chinatown. And then all of a sudden whap!--it's the dumbest one since The Day the Earth Stood Still. An article in last Thursday's Times about the Rugoft theater...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: film | 9/30/1976 | See Source »

...Last Picture Show (Peter Bogdanovich, Ben Johnson, Timothy Bottoms and --woo woo!--Cybill Shepherd). America's most eclectic director's auspicious second film. Saturday...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: film | 9/30/1976 | See Source »

Still unanswered was the key question of just how much support Reagan would give the ticket. Ford has already sent his ten regional directors to woo Reagan supporters in every state. "The President," says a White House adviser, "will deal directly with Reagan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CAMPAIGN: The First Whiffs of Grapeshot | 9/6/1976 | See Source »

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