Word: wisecracking
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...Will Rogers were an Italian Communist today, his famous wisecrack, slightly modified, would apply: "I am not a member of any organized political party. I'm a Democrat -- of the Left." After nearly a year of debate, Italy's Communists joined their East European counterparts last week by adopting a new name, the Democratic Party of the Left, and a fresh insignia: a spreading tree, with the old hammer-and-sickle symbol reduced and planted at the roots...
...important, Bush and Gorbachev are men of totally different upbringing, education, habits and turn of mind. Bush loves sports and entertaining friends. Gorbachev is far more formal. Says one U.S. official who studies him closely: "He's not at all stiff, and he's able to make an occasional wisecrack, but he rarely takes his jacket off or puts his feet up." When Ronald Reagan told his patented funny stories, says one American who attended their summits, "Gorbachev would roll his eyes, and you could see him thinking 'Oh, no, not another story!' " The Soviet President enjoys discussing the theory...
...studied (Buster Keaton, her onetime office mate at MGM, taught her how to handle props) and impersonated (her mirror-image confrontation with Harpo Marx and her Chaplin homage were priceless), Ball rehearsed every sequence obsessively. Yet when the cameras were rolling she made each gesture look spontaneous, each wisecrack seem an ad lib. Memorably, Lucy and her sidekick Ethel Mertz (Vivian Vance) took a job wrapping chocolates; as the candies hurtled past on a conveyor belt, the hapless duo tried to keep pace by stuffing half of them into their mouths. Seeking to emulate a pioneer woman, Lucy opened...
...sort of careless quip for which Ronald Reagan has become infamous. But while past remarks about nuking the Soviets or lying to Congress only caused embarrassment for the President, the tasteless wisecrack Reagan delivered last week ignited a minor political storm. At a White House press conference, a reporter working for a journal published by Extremist Lyndon LaRouche asked the President about rumors that Michael Dukakis once sought psychological help. "Look," Reagan replied with a smile, "I'm not going to pick on an invalid...
...Hare Airport that evening, Hart became hopelessly lost while searching for the right baggage-claim carrousel. As the couple and a small group of reporters wandered aimlessly around the terminal, Lee could not resist taunting her husband, "You're not showing leadership, Gary." She even repeated the wisecrack for the reporters' benefit. Later, in South Dakota, Lee's interjections caused Gary to ask her to hold her peace until she had an interview of her own. "O.K.," Lee retorted. "I'll wait until I run for President...