Word: critical
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...free' ((one of Bush's standard phrases)). What we don't have is practical ideas for building this new Europe. Do we use wood or cinder blocks? Where do we lay out the walls?" White House chief of staff John Sununu could think of no better way to counter criticism of the Administration's lack of a blueprint than to circulate anew to reporters a bound set of Bush speeches dating back to last spring -- "as if nothing had happened in Eastern Europe since then," snorts a Sununu critic in the Administration...
Hall bridles at the criticisms his show has received. "One critic accused me of fawning over second-rate talent. How dare he! In the ghetto the game is respect. If I book you, I'm committed to you. I'm an entertainer, not a tough interviewer. My philosophy is to leave my ego at the door and get the best out of my guests." Yet Hall concedes that his interviewing skills need work. He is currently being coached by New York City-based media consultant Virginia Sherwood. Among her tips: ask more follow-up questions and avoid overusing words like...
Independent Councillor William H. Walsh, thecity's most vocal critic of rent control andsupporter of 1-2-3, finished fourth with 1960votes. Independent Sheila T. Russell had a tighthold on eighth place with 1609. Both are likely toretain their seats, observers said...
Most journalists occasionally encounter what might be called the Insider's Lament. Anywhere non-newsies can corner them, someone carps along this line: "Dammit, on subjects I'm personally involved in, you guys often get it wrong." The critic usually adds that if he had been consulted, all would have been right. How a journalist responds to this generic complaint depends partly on his tact and hubris quotients. Insiders with their own strong views, after all, tend to cavil about competing ideas and stories they consider less than comprehensive. But when I run into the I.L. these days, I find...
Then there is the boner buried in commentary. A classic example of that appeared in a Washington Monthly review of a book of mine back in 1983. The critic mentioned that I ate breakfast with Ronald Reagan at the White House and "spent weekends with the President at Camp David." Neither assertion was true (not one cornflake with Reagan, not one hoofbeat at Camp David). These and similar inaccuracies supported the punch line that excess access might have warped my perspective. The reviewer later explained that he'd lacked the time to check the information...