Word: fisting
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...choose freedom over a gold medal any day." Whatever. I certainly wouldn't. Gymnastics is all about contortion, stunted growth, hopeless oppression and tears shed for the sake of the cameras. As soon as we wipe those "normal, healthy" smiles off our girls' faces with an iron fist and a no ice-cream policy, I have no doubt they'll quickly return to the coveted podium spots...
...must admit that I have watched "Millionaire" nearly every week since its first episode. To my surprise, I find myself sitting on my couch at home, imploring the contestant in the "Hot Seat" to choose this or that answer, indignantly banging my fist on the coffee table when he wastes all three lifelines on the question, "Who is the current president of the United States?" To me, it was as if the Red Sox let the ball boy pinch hit for Nomar...
...this isn't 1980, when stagflation and the Iran hostage crisis had America feeling embarrassed and ready for a fist-pounder like Ronald Reagan to replace Jimmy Carter. Since the arrival of the God-spouting Lieberman (and possibly since that nostalgic Clinton valedictory in L.A.) has seemingly taken "restore the honor and decency of the White House" off voters' urgent to-do list, Bush and Cheney have been looking for a crusade, a reason for voters to kick Al Gore out of Washington and change the locks...
...that Summers gives a psychologist's profile of your typical wife-beater ("rigid, impersonal, and inadequate to deal with stress," "values that respect rigid sexual stereotypes") and concludes - eureka! - "It is fair to say that Nixon conformed to this profile to one degree or another." Summers shakes his fist at a dead man and demands, "Have you stopped beating your wife...
...demeanor: It's time to ditch the fist-pumping. Yes, we understand you are an excellent golfer. We also understand that you are proud of your myriad accomplishments. And we respect you. We celebrate your victories with you, and break putters with you when you lose. But if you have any interest in seeing that respect evolve into full-fledged admiration and fondness, you'd be well-advised to drop the whole self-congratulatory post-win schtick. It's grating. And Americans, pompous as we are, prefer to see our sports heroes pocket their wins with a certain degree...