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...last week begged Mondale to stop allowing himself "to be punched around by Reagan," to "stop acting like a gentleman and come out fighting, to come out slugging." Mondale indeed tried to show the fire that earned him the name Fighting Fritz during the primaries. He stripped off his jacket, pulled down his tie and pounded on the lectern. Yet even when giving impassioned speeches in his shirtsleeves, he still appeared, particularly on television, to be stiff, mechanical and uninspiring. Despite his strong social conscience and heartfelt political convictions, Mondale often seems incapable of conveying an aura of zeal...
...attract young men who cannot yet afford a Boss suit, the company last year came out with a line of casual wear, including sweatshirts, jeans and sports jackets. Price range in the U.S.: $50 for a sweatshirt to $180 for a typical jacket...
Though Telling's income is now elite ($1.4 million last year), his values remain middle class. He buys his dark gray suits from Sears and loves to fling open his jacket to flash the label. In fact, the only part of his wardrobe not from Sears is shoes. Reason: his 13 A size is too rare for his stores to keep in stock. Telling's only ostentation is that he often rides to work from his home in Northbrook, Ill., in a company limousine or sometimes drives himself in a sleek black Jaguar. He defensively points out that...
Motocross is a sport in transition. It's fighting the leather jacket image, struggling to get accepted as a legitimate sport and desperately seeking the exposure to accomplish both. At present the sport is a schizophrenic blend of exciting racing, carnival showmanship and pure hucksterism...
Appearing at the black caucus with Ferraro, Mondale took off his suit jacket and also appealed for a united front. He praised Jackson's address as "one of the most remarkable speeches in modern times." After noting his own strong record on civil rights, he said amid cheers, "I do not ask you today simply to join us in the campaign, but in Government, in the courts and in the Cabinet." Any large-scale defection of Mondale delegates apparently had been stemmed...