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June 08, 1992: Grapevine
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TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1992
June 08, 1992 The Balkans
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<source>Time Magazine</source>
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GRAPEVINE, Page 23
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<p>By SOPHFRONIA SCOTT GREGORY
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<p> Down in the Mouth
</p>
<p> George Bush has always been an upbeat, Whistle-while-you-
work, stay-the-course kind of guy. Yet top aides to the President
say he is depressed about his political position, running behind
Ross Perot in nationwide opinion surveys, and despondent that his
"loyal" advisers are bad-mouthing him to the press. "These guys
tell him where to go, what to do, how to stand, what to say,"
says one Bush confidante, "and when none of it works, they turn
around and blame him." Even old friends in Texas are sending
rumblings to Washington that Bush might not have the "fire in
the belly" to beat a man like Perot. Quick to attack any
perception of weakness, Bush reminded G.O.P. backers in Atlanta,
"Lest you think I've lost the fire, I'm ready."
</p>
<p> Cutting the Grass
</p>
<p> Ross Perot pitches himself as a Man of the People, with
the people helping him, in true grass-roots fashion, to get on
the ballot. But as Perot gathers strength, the little people
are finding themselves pushed out by local bigwigs. In Virginia a
Perot backer says he was ousted, partly over his desire to
include more blacks in the campaign. One Oklahoma activist, wary
of losing control to local heavies, says he's keeping 35,000
petition signatures in a bank vault until he delivers them to
state election officials. The Perot campaign insists that it is
not trampling the grass. "Democracy, after all, is an unruly
process," says Perot spokesman James Squires. Big changes are
afoot within Perot's inner circle too. Hamilton Jordan,
campaign manager and chief of staff for Jimmy Carter, has
decided to join the campaign, as has former Reagan adviser Ed
Rollins. They're just the kind of political pros Perot has been
seeking.
</p>
<p> So What's New?
</p>
<p> The U.S. Census Bureau has benn quite sensitive lately to
the question of how it releases reports, even going so far as
to downplay the release of potentially embarrassing data. So
more than a few eyebrows rose when the bureau went out of its
way to make news organizations aware of some fresh statistics
that could prove embarrassing to Democratic presidential
candidate Bill Clinton. Census officials faxed to reporters
rankings of states and their various measures of social and
economic well-being, in which Arkansas ranked poorly. The bureau
denies any political motives. It's not as if the information was
surprising: Arkansas has long been near the bottom of the
economic rankings.
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<p> Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
</p>
<p> Word has it that Moscow Ambassador Bob Strauss is not
happy in his work. His former Washington law partners believe
that a weary and frustrated Strauss will be back with them by
year's end. But he won't drop the position until after November
to avoid seeming disloyal to President Bush. On an even
stickier point: it would look bad for him, as former Democratic
National Chairman, to jump ship from the Bush Administration and
show up helping the Democrats in the fall. So Strauss will have
to stay put for now and be weary and frustrated for just a bit
longer.
</p>
<p> Cookbook
</p>
<p> Is it charity or business? The U.S. peanut industry is
sending 60,000 lbs. of peanut butter (of all things) to Russia.
Since few residents have probably ever tasted it, here are some
ideas for Russian use:
</p>
<p> Blintzes to Nuts
</p>
<p> Delicate pastries stuffed with peanut butter and served
with a grape jam sauce.
</p>
<p> PB&C
</p>
<p> The original sandwich favorite spread with a layer of
caviar instead of jelly.
</p>
<p> Jiffy Borscht
</p>
<p> A delightful cold peanut soup for the summer served with
a Reese's cup on the side.
</p>
<p> Peanut Pojarski
</p>
<p> Peanut butter-stuffed salmon breaded with chopped nuts.
</p>
<p> Skippy Kiev
</p>
<p> Chicken basted in peanut butter and roasted to a crackle.
</p>
<p> But Can They Read Putts?
</p>
<p> The latest in golfing accessories is the caddying llama,
good for carrying clubs or, occasionally, for nibbling you out
of the rough. No room in your stables? Then rent one at the
Talamore at Pinehurst Golf Club in Southern Pines, N.C., for
just $100 over the standard greens fee. Included in the fee are
two handlers who will ensure the llamas don't go munching off
down the fairway.
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