Word: loyalize
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...party fund raising, because they'll vie to see who goes to more Jefferson-Jackson Day dinners." Both Kennedy and Mondale have built up substantial political IOUs this year. Mondale's dogged and solitary stumping around the nation for Carter has built him a large and loyal constituency within the party. The doubts about Mondale have always focused on his belly: Is there enough fire there? One of his aides snaps: "That would not be a dilemma...
...confront Mugabe with a no-win dilemma. If Tekere is convicted, it would bolster confidence in the Mugabe government's commitment to the rule of law. But a conviction would also have its hidden dangers. It would be likely to enrage Tekere's numerous and fiercely loyal guerrilla followers as well as his radical supporters within ZANU. As it is, many of those party militants regularly attack Mugabe for his moderate policies. An acquittal, on the other hand, would tend to ingratiate Mugabe with ZANU's radical wing and with the more militant guerrilla elements...
...revealing, portraying a vice president overshadowed and intimidated by his superior. Humphrey tells Miller about a humiliating episode at the 1964 Democratic convention when Johnson forced him to dress up in a cowboy suit and ride horses with Johnson for all the photographers. Humphrey presents himself as the eternally loyal soldier, even when the association with Johnson proved politically harmful. Of the 1968 election, Humphrey says, "Most people were dead wrong" that Johnson hurt his campaign--that in fact the president had been "an asset...
McGraw's last pitch of the game, a strikeout pitch, sent the Royals back to Kansas City never having won a world series and left the Phillies in temporary heaven in the City of Brotherly Love where firecrackers ripped through the sky. In the words of one loyal fan's banner, an entire city was assured that "this ain't Mudville...
...common to several members of Reagan's "family." Not only do they lack national and international experience, they have been so close to Reagan for so long that they have trouble stepping back to assess him critically. Meese is no meek yes-man. But as Reagan's loyal chief of staff in Sacramento, he grew comfortable with the Governor by stilling rather than stirring up waves. His status with Reagan is secure. Reagan was once asked, given just one telephone call, whom he would dial in a crisis. His instant response: "Ed Meese...