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...film, at any rate, there is little danger of confusion. Boston's Curley was a charming, slush-funding, machine-tooled rascal who, on two occasions, found himself awearing o' the stripes when he was caught in the act of fraud. Tracy's Skeffington is just about the dearest old party since Santa Claus: a combination of Robin Hood and Mother Machree. Sure and if he steals, 'tis only from the rich, and doesn't the darlin' man turn right around and give it all to the poor...
...Skeffington Tallies...
Generally, the team's performance was a good one, as it broke an eight game losing streak, but Boston College showed very little except for Dick Skeffington, a forward, who tallied 30 points. The Eagles didn't hustle, and their defense was undisciplined...
Generation of Ciphers. Roaming with Skeffington from waterfront to wake ("Never neglect the relatives, friends or enemies of the deceased"), Adam sees the old campaigner turn on the charm and put on the pressure. Disloyal allies are axed, appointees are squeezed for campaign contributions, the opposition newspaper is promised "a little trouble with the building inspectors shortly...
...simple thesis of this book is that tomorrow's President will not be elected by the people, nor by old-line machine bosses like The Last Hurrah's Frank Skeffington (see above), but by slick advertising boys on Madison Avenue. A candidate will be pretested and merchandised like "a can of beer, a squeeze tube of deodorant, a can of dog food...