Word: spirits
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...sinister appearance of a stalking submarine." He went on: "There is no other fish like the muskie. It is diabolical in its cunning, maniacal in its rage, unpredictable in its habits. It is the most awesome of all freshwater fish, a creature that captures the imagination, fires the spirit, and - alas - breaks the hearts of fishermen by the thousands." It's got mean little teeth, like a barracuda - or, to take some of the drama out of it, like a Jack Russell terrier. Bring a big one into the boat and you feel as if you have landed an alligator...
...last week to downgrade his opinion on 11 onetime highflyers, including Doubleclick, eBay and eToys. In the case of eToys, the stock had dropped 95%. Losing any more, I suppose, would be just too much to bear. So Blodget stepped up with his gutsy downgrade while investors everywhere, in spirit, collectively asked, Who needs analysts anyway...
...Everybody was fine about everything. It was a convention in the spirit of Barney ("I love you. You love me..."). No one wanted to spoil this party. As Jerry Falwell put it, if delegates would only count their blessings--the platform, the selection of Cheney--and "keep their mouths shut until their guy was in the White House," the infidels would be vanquished. In fact, party activists, once bent on cutting school breakfasts and midnight basketball, actually applauded Powell--who actually wore a white shirt. He chastised those who "miss no opportunity to roundly and loudly condemn affirmative action that...
...Grassroots.com Talk about bipartisan. George W. Bush adviser Condoleezza Rice and former Clinton spokesman Mike McCurry are directors of this site, which calls itself "your political-action network." In the spirit of togetherness, a page on abortion gives lobbying advice for both sides of the issue...
...most cliche-ridden Presidents were also our greater ones. "Lives of nations are determined not by the count of years but by the lifetime of the human spirit," said Franklin Roosevelt. "Democracy," said Woodrow Wilson, "is more than a form of government. It is a form of character." Lincoln: "I hold that while man exists it is his duty to improve not only his own condition but to assist in ameliorating mankind." Lincoln was a supremely corny speaker--at least he would be so judged today. He began a noted speech at a battlefield with references to liberty...