Word: crackpot
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...subject as a mother who has delivered after a fourteen-month pregnancy. For another, the argument always ruins the evening. This election has fermented into a sort of darkening inebriant that makes people ugly. I find myself going on a toxic tear and firing off lines of crackpot dudgeon - pure postelectoral rant...
Deciding who is a viable presidential candidate, and therefore who should be able to participate in a nationally televised debate, is not an easy choice. No one wants a crackpot candidate who has no chance of winning the general election to detract from the debate and waste the public's time. However, by the same token, any candidate who does not have the opportunity to participate in the debates has virtually no chance to win an upset victory in the election...
...readers think this is a crackpot notion to fill my column with fluff the day after spring break, they're partially correct. However, I would like to offer evidence to prove that such a time zone, in fact, already exists...