| Lawrence H. Fuchs - 1990 - 652 lapas
...months later, Watt, speaking of his appointments to a minor commission, said that he had chosen "everv kind of mix you can have. I have a black, I have a woman, two Jews, and a cripple," and although he apologized and explicitly repudiated the idea that he was insulting any group, he was... | |
| Donald Worster - 1992 - 624 lapas
...sarcastically told a breakfast gathering of the US Chamber of Commerce he had selected a balanced group. "We have every kind of mix you can have. I have a black, I have a woman, two Jews and a cripple." In one quip, he had offended a record number of Americans. With the Senate set to vote on a resolution... | |
| Andrew Rowell - 1996 - 510 lapas
...for public gaffes, described the make-up of a newly formed commission: 'We have every kind of mixture you can have. I have a black, I have a woman, two Jews and a cripple.' One mistake too many, Watt resigned as Secretary of the Interior in the autumn of 1 983. 40 However,... | |
| William E. Pemberton - 1997 - 348 lapas
...made it balanced: "We have every kind of mix you can have. I have three Democrats, two Republicans. I have a black, I have a woman, two Jews, and a cripple. And we have talent." He quickly apologized, but it was too late. Reagan tried to protect him, but the... | |
| Lou Cannon - 2000 - 932 lapas
...Extolling a commission that was reviewing the Interior Department's coalleasing program, Watt said, "We have every kind of mix you can have. I have a black, I have a woman, two Jews and a cripple. And we have talent." Even for Watt, this offhand statement was a stunner. Never had a public official... | |
| Lou Cannon - 2000 - 932 lapas
...commission that was reviewing the Interior Department's coalleasing program. Watt said, "We have everv kind of mix you can have. I have a black, I have a woman, two Jews and a cripple. And we have talent." Even for Watt, this offhand statement was a stunner. Never had a public official... | |
| Lou Cannon - 2003 - 622 lapas
...1983, Watt extolled a commission that was reviewing the Interior Department's coal-leasing program: "We have every kind of mix you can have. I have a black, I have a woman, two Jews, and a cripple. And we have talent." Soon afterward, Senator Laxalt privately urged Watt to resign. Watt stepped down... | |
| David Helvarg - 2004 - 404 lapas
...sales until a special commission reviewed his policies. In extolling the commission, Watt bragged that "we have every kind of mix you can have. I have a black, I have a woman, two Jews and a cripple."8 Shortly thereafter, having embarrassed the Teflon president, Watt was driven out of town... | |
| Dean L. Yarwood - 2004 - 178 lapas
...offered what he thought was a lighthearted description of the balance on a coal advisory commission: "I have a black, I have a woman, two Jews, and a cripple. And we have talent" (Shabecoff 1983,1). These various incidents demonstrate that humor in politics... | |
| Gil Troy - 2005 - 460 lapas
..."whistleblower." In September the acerbic Watt would resign after boasting about his "mix" on one advisory panel: "I have a black, I have a woman, two Jews, and a cripple." Seeking to appease environmentalists, Reagan brought back the EPA's first administrator, the more pragmatic... | |
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