Word: shortly
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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...first Columbia tally can be explained away as a mistake, the second was little short of perfection. It, in fact, was the only one of the three Columbia goals for which either Ford or Erulcar chose to give genuine credit to their New York guests...
...triumphed. But he had to say it, courageous in a way. "I guess the only thing we don't entirely agree about is Blacks," he said. "What?" the robed figure cried. "What has a nigger ever done for you? Tell me, what has one ever done for you?" The short guy, he blanched a little, and the words started to spill out fast--"Oh, I know in general they're a problem, and for the most part you're right that they're a blight. But I knew one once, this guy George Schuyler who worked for George Wallace...
When mainstream politicians seek endorsements, they usually ask famous people. When the U.N. Two look for friends, they are less selective. "Here is a statement from a socialist doctor in Boston," the leader announces, and the physician stands up to deliver a short, snappy round of revolution-talk. Other supporters include "2 Lawyers and 2 Employees from an attorney's office in Heidelberg, West Germany," and "30 inmates at the Cincinnati Workhouse." Well supported, Yip answers a few questions, explaining that his was an attempt to "expose imperialist war preparations." The paint, he adds, was waterbased...
...more friend than foe at the polls), to flog Carter's record and to seek to project an image of confidence and common sense. Adviser James Baker, who prepped Gerald Ford for the debates with Carter in 1976, is leading a team that is compiling 50 short papers on issues, which Reagan will study this weekend at his temporary Virginia home. Says one adviser: "A debate of this kind is based on style and a few facts. We know Reagan has the right style. He'll be prepared on the facts...
...Waits is standing by the door of a rented, run-down hall eliciting toothy smiles from short white girls with big tits. It's New Year's Eve at "Mambo Beat '80," a bizarre multi-media "happening" in the heart of Hollywood. Various comedy acts (including a pair of blind Lebanese tourists) and an awful cover band known as Sal Mimeo & the Duplicators keep the three hundred partygoers hopping until midnight. Then veteran R&B performer Roy Brown takes the stage with his group of crusty black musicians. Waits moves from the entrance way to the dance floor. This...