Word: hatched
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...ESCAPE HATCH Apologizes for raising taxes; wife softens her image; in '82, he becomes first defeated Governor in the state to regain his seat...
...when the President lashed back at the out-of-control prosecutor on Monday night, the lay minister who prides himself on his composure was suddenly out of control. Hatch appeared on five networks in an hour, breaking the previous indoor record for Consecutive Appearances in a Single Day, held by William Ginsburg. The screen went dark in the Map Room, and almost immediately there was Hatch on NBC threatening, "I'm just going to blow my stack" if he hears another word against Starr. His stack gone, he moved over to CNN, where he threatened to blow his "cork...
Weeks ago, Hatch made an offer of consideration for confession, which he repeated in some form in virtually every TV appearance. My first reaction was that he ought to put that in writing for purposes of negotiating the terms of surrender. My second was to wonder exactly how much contrition he wanted, on a scale from Nixonian modified hangout to a full Jimmy Swaggart, from something suitable for family viewing to a blushing Playboy-channel disclosure. Hatch made a direct appeal to Clinton when he crossed paths with one of the President's spokesmen at NBC's green room...
Whether or not Hatch would have told Starr to shut down his investigation or urged Republicans to cease talk of impeachment if Clinton had followed his instruction, it was too late by speech time. The President had little left to lose. By being forced to testify, he'd given up just about everything. He'd raised the white flag on the Truman balcony, opened the gates to the enemy. Starr and his deputies invaded his house for six hours, asking graphic questions about extramarital sex while his daughter was in her room upstairs. Not only had Starr forced Clinton...
...ESCAPE HATCH Pals Harry and Linda Bloodworth-Thomason use their clout to get him on Carson's show. Clinton plays the sax and makes fun of himself. More people watch the show than the speech...