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...political analysts, professional know-it-alls caught knowing almost nothing, chased after the phenomenon. Their continuing embarrassing bewilderment made many of them uneasy. "You can feel a terrible shaking of the earth," said New Republic Editor Hendrik Hertzberg, "as new conventional wisdom struggles to be born." New York Times Columnist Tom Wicker observed that "the publicity that the press gave to the 'upset' of its own erroneous expectations" was responsible for Hart's sudden, starry prominence...
Wrote Washington Post Columnist Mark Shields in an apt commentary: "For uttering ethnic or racial references far less offensive than those allegedly made by candidate Jackson, other politicians have been hounded by camera crews and microphones and harangued by their political opponents. Why the apparent double standard for a presidential candidate who happens to be black...
While moderates view Darman as a welcome balancing force, conservatives see him as a liberal mole. Says Conservative Columnist M. Stanton Evans: "He has undermined the Reagan agenda." Even a sympathetic co-worker admits that "Dick would feel comfortable working in a Democratic Administration." Friends label him a Government junkie, an operator who hopes to spend most of his life working at the top levels of Washington officialdom...
High bidders at the American Repertory theatre's (ART) first celebrity auction last night. "Art for ART's sake," walked away with everything from a tennis date with columnist Art Buchwald to a cruise on the Queen Elizabeth...
Despite his distaste for journalists, Powell in 1982 became a columnist for the Dallas Times Herald and a commentator for ABC News. For the first time since he joined the ranks of reporters, Powell may once more become a major topic of conversation among them...