Word: question
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...time there taught me a lot about both politics and journalism. I had just assumed, for example, that I would be good at spinning journalists - after all, I was one of them. But I was a bust. My instinct was to give a direct answer to a direct question. Mistake. After one of the early debates, I was talking to a scrum of reporters and was asked about a certain line of attack by our rivals. "It's stupid," I said. And then quickly added, "That's off the record." Suddenly, the pack was shouting, "Hey, you know the rules...
...make her first two years at Harvard the greatest two years in the history of Harvard women's ice hockey. She has been the best defenseman in collegiate hockey and the leading scorer at her position each of the last two seasons. Few would question her status as the best defender in the world...
...Charlie's Angels leaves no question as to the quality of Drew Barrymore's breasts, Cameron Diaz' legs or Lucy Liu's ass- all of which are grade A- but the movie itself falls short of its potential. Based on the '70s TV show, the movie is a self-referential spoof from the first scene to the last. In the opening scene, an airplane bomber turns to the man next to him (who happens to be LL Cool J) and referring to the in-flight movie says with exasperation, "another movie from an old TV show." Funny, yes, except...
...Earth is warming--that's a fact. Burning fossil fuels raises atmospheric CO2-concentrations--that's a fact, too. But that anthropologically elevated CO2-levels contribute to global warming--that's a religious question. Or so it has long seemed...
...night of the first debate we see a pumped-up Tim Griffin barking orders to his large team of "oppos." Jim Lehrer tosses Gore the question about him having cast doubt on whether Bush has sufficient experience to lead. Gore demurs and parses his response. Griffin leaps into loud action. Within minutes, his team have tracked down an obscure Gore quote buried within the transcript of a lengthy speech. Gotcha! "It directly contradicts what he just said in the debate! He just lied!" crows Griffin. Seconds later Griffin has fed the contradiction to the Associated Press. This is beyond post...