Word: cleverisms
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...think that coming up with clever ads necessarily is something that qualifies you to be President. I think there are many aspects of the campaign that have been run well, but there are some that haven't. But one of the great strengths of the campaign has been a field organization that I think is better than I've seen in a long time and certainly far superior to the other side's. We have not been as good as we should have been in developing media and that kind of thing, and I think we acknowledge that. I mean...
...spite of the clever script's vivid characters, the rest of the actors give uneven performances. Linda Klaamas, who plays the Clara the maid, has a few truly comic moments, but these brief seconds do not constitute a great performance...
...juggle a baby and a high- pressure corporate job in NBC's Baby Boom. The pilot episode plays too much like a Reader's Digest version of the movie (both written by Charles Shyer and Nancy Meyers). But this satire of motherhood in the fast lane can be clever: Mom tells little Elizabeth over the phone, "I'll be home in half a Sesame Street." The Big Band music and Woody Allen-like intertitles give Baby Boom a stylish, non-sitcomy sheen...
Even the restaurant's "gala grand opening celebration" Wednesday night hinted at this hypocrisy. The opening was a benefit to help the Genesis Fund, a program that helps treat children with birth defects, mental retardation or genetic diseases. Turning a restaurant opening into a benefit is quite a clever thing to do. It's a fantastic PR stunt. It's sure to be praised in every review as a generous act, giving the place a good name. And it also draws attention away from the food. People who read about the First Street Cafe will be eager...
...concept it was clever, the execution...