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...people point the finger at Ronald Reagan, as the pioneer of substance-less campaigning oriented to the little glass screen. And in a fit of self-flagellation, the media have even blamed themselves. In a democracy however, there are no excuses. We, the people, are the guilty ones, and we always get what we deserve...
...defense he was equally ubiquitous. He even filled in for the band, annoyingly chanting the Wolverine fight song after each touchdown, emphasizing his triumph by pointing his finger in the defense, which consisted...
...create drama. Always it came down to the final play of the game, the clock running out as dinner time approached. It always ended with a goal line stand, a fourth down and one situation, and the inevitable two-point conversion effort. And then the fight song, and the finger jabbing. And then game day would return that next afternoon...
...appeared in "The Ruling Class" and "The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui," adds that Eva is not afraid of using any and everyone to get what she wants. "I think that's the point of the play--we're all using one another so we can't point the finger at anyone. I don't think that's anyone's life motto. But everyone has bad things about them, and hopefully everyone has good things about them too," she says...
...veers closer to being protectionist. He would grant ailing industries temporary relief if they use the breathing space to make necessary adjustments, including investments in plant, equipment and worker retraining. Counters Bush, who bills himself as a defender of free trade: "To some, competitiveness means protectionism and pointing the finger at our trading partners without trying to improve quality and productivity at home. To me, that is not competitiveness. Instead, that is weakness and defeatism." But Reagan has agreed to trade restrictions on everything from motorcycles to semiconductors, and a President Bush would probably be just as pragmatic...