Word: flatness
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...most recent and, if it were not such a serious issue, most laughable, attempts to profit via morality was the transformation of Republican presidential hopeful Steve Forbes from 1996 to 2000. In the 1996 election, Forbes's name was synonymous with one idea--the flat tax. He trumpeted it everywhere, and earned a small but devoted following. He was a one-issue candidate, much like Arizona Senator John S. McCain was this year...
...shape of U.S. policy decisions, however, remains uni-dimensional and flat and, much in the same way that that the recent obsession with normalizing trade relations with China has marginalized concerns over the justness of the Chinese government, the enduring drive to box India into nuclear submission has marginalized U.S. interests in the justness and equality of the Indian state. Gleefully referring to India as "the largest democracy in the world," the U.S. demonstrates a profound lack of interest in or a desire to rectify the ways in which India is decidedly non-democratic. What ensues is a foreign policy...
...mail. Within the haystack of praise in her In box, she finds the occasional slur. "They'll add 'Chink' at the end or 'Go home to China.' I got a pretty hurtful one that said, 'I'm a Vietnam veteran, and I can't stand to look at your flat face every day.' Sometimes I can't help myself. And I wrote back, 'I hope my flat face continues to torment you in perpetuity...
First, try to place the victim on a flat, soft surface such as a rug or sofa or, if you're outside, on the grass. Then turn him (or her) on his side to prevent him from swallowing secretions. Never try to restrain anyone who is having a seizure--you will just end up hurting yourself or the victim. Instead, provide protective supervision to keep him from falling onto the floor or hitting his head on anything sharp or hard. If he stops breathing or his lips turn blue, make sure his airway is clear of any obstructions before beginning...
...anything resembling the truth is known. In the two weeks since a videotape and more than 100 pages of George W. Bush's debate preparation material landed on the desk of one of Al Gore's closest advisers - who turned them over to the FBI - rumors, fanciful tales and flat-out fabrications about who was behind the caper have whizzed between the two campaigns and the press rooms of the world. The facts have been on holiday. Except at the FBI, where agents have been quietly interviewing the handful of top Bush aides who had access to the material. Oddly...