Word: stupidity
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Clinton's enemies still wonder: How stupid can people be? How can the voters apparently see through this charlatan but go ahead and vote for him anyway? And Clinton's friends wonder: How ungrateful can people be? If Americans are content enough to re-elect Clinton, why do they hold him to a standard of character no successful politician could meet? Why won't they give him the kind of respect, if not adulation, a successful President in difficult times deserves...
...fact turned his speech, and the $74 million campaign that is about to unfold, into a study in paradox. In Verse 32, he told voters they had been insulted four years ago when they were told that material wealth was the only thing that mattered, as in "the economy, stupid." But by Verse 43, Dole was putting money on the table himself. If necessary, this father will pay his children to be good. And if necessary, he will risk using his grandchildren's money...
...part of the latest disruption of career life in the Nothing-Is-Sacred Nineties. When corporate behemoths spin off divisions, they often cite the need to "focus on our core competencies" (translation: "We couldn't run this thing") or to "unlock value for investors" ("We made stupid acquisitions, and now we're dumping them"). 3M had to make hard choices about where to invest its money. Imation lost out because of its lousy earnings compared with other businesses. So out the door it goes, with a bunch of products and patents and three years of prominent...
...known as a ceo who treasures a reputation for outspokenness. His letter, which argues that virtually all people who are qualified to be directors of a major high-tech company happen to be white males and that putting people on the board for any other reason is stupid, was distributed to shareholders in the first-quarter report. The response, he says, has been overwhelming and almost totally favorable. Sister Doris' mail has also suggested that she should, as we used to say, stick to her knitting...
...find leakers. Out of sheer frustration, they bring on the FBI, but never find out who is talking, and always end up looking like fools." Besides, says Nelan, the issue is not blown secrets or damaged intelligence assets. "Government officials always complain about security when stories make them look stupid. When the Washington Times runs an exclusive article detailing Chinese missile sales to Pakistan, the Administration gets angry: official policy is to continue good trade relations with China. But if the story is true, by law the U.S. is required to impose sanctions." If the FBI is serious about finding...