Word: less
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2000
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Opportunities to vote in a presidential election come around only once every four years. Mid-October days with forecasts in the 70's are likely an even less common occurrence. Free fall concerts at Harvard--maybe once in a blue moon. This year, however, the stars have aligned and all three anomalies--voter registration, sun and pleasant grooves--have descended on our fair campus on the same day. The name of this celestial twist of fate is HYPE (Harvard Youth for Political Empowerment) and it is an opportunity that you shouldn't miss...
...things considered, Dreamworks has selected a fortuitous release date for their film. The Contender opens less than four weeks before November's presidential election and at a date close enough to President Clinton's impeachment trial for the issues of responsibility, respect and accountability to still ring brilliantly clear in the minds of American citizens. Hopefully this film will succeed in reminding us that beside the ingenuity to solve the Medicare crisis and the ability to pronounce Kostunica properly, Americans want a candidate who will restore the respectability to the White House...
...first 45 minutes, finally sunk his teeth into the exchange, effectively grilling Bush on failed attempts to pass hate crimes legislation in Texas and managing to paint himself as an ally of both Cheney and Lieberman on the issue of gay marriage. On gun control, the differences were less stark: Gore favoring licensing but vowing to keep his hands off "hunters? and sportsmen?s rifles." Bush held up pretty well, pushing for stricter enforcement of current laws and returning again to his mantra of local control, implicating Gore as the defender of big, intrusive government...
...wasn?t on the exaggeration charges - Bush didn?t pursue Gore?s questionable details from the Boston debate, reminding viewers it was "up to them" to decide if Gore was trustworthy - but on his own campaign ads. Lehrer asked Gore about spots poking fun at Bush?s less-than-graceful linguistic gymnastics, and Gore responded, "I don?t think we should use language like that." Lehrer retorted, "It?s in your ads." Whoops...
...debate - if anything, both candidates walked away in much better shape than they had last Tuesday. Gore was studiously calm, and kept his exhalations under control, while Bush managed a few jabs at self-deprecating humor that seemed to go over well with the audience. There was far less tension on stage than there?d been in Boston, and far less interrupting; it was a very pleasant, informative and bone-dry exchange. Which is exactly what we want from our politicians...