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...Javelin Pirate b) Mr. Clean c) the Belgian Waffler d) Dr. Blooddope e) Ol' Bribey f) Shoeless Jacques...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: News Quiz Jul. 30, 2001 | 7/30/2001 | See Source »

Neil Cuthbert's clever screenplay is a parable of class. The three main Mystery Men may not be much, but when they audition other heroes in preparation for battle against evil genius Casanova Frankenstein (Geoffrey Rush), they discover there are nicely delineated levels of mediocrity. The Waffler, with his magic Truth Syrup, White Flight and the Black Menace ("We work together")--all are unworthy of joining even this pickup team. But there is talent out there. The Bowler (Janeane Garofalo) has a magic ball with her father's head inside; Dad nags her from beyond the grave. Spleen (Paul Reubens...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The Hero in the Mirror | 8/9/1999 | See Source »

...intimately familiar with both states of mind, as I have been a waffler and a fence-sitter on this issue for most of my life. I have been pro and con and both "with exceptions." But in the last couple of years I have come to a temporary conclusion: while vengeance is applicable to a discussion on capital punishment, empathy is not. When faced with a John Royster, the desire for vengeance is almost a given, while empathy is misplaced. If you are a decent person, you could never be in his situation; you will never walk that walk. There...

Author: By Eric M. Nelson, | Title: Empathy and Vengeance: A New York Dilemma | 6/25/1996 | See Source »

Stumping in Tennessee in preparation for next week's Super Tuesday primary, Buchanan labeled Dole a "waffler" and "the biggest taxer in the history of the Republican Party...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Dole Takes New York Primary With Ease | 3/8/1996 | See Source »

...leftish groups like labor, the National Organization for Women and environmentalists to make sure he would not be challenged from the left for the nomination. But the tension between attempting to be a general-election centrist and a primary-campaigning liberal has added to Clinton's image as chronic waffler. A similar tension will also make Dole try to retreat from his recent rightward tilt if he is nominated and has to campaign against Clinton...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE COLIN POWELL FACTOR | 7/10/1995 | See Source »

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