THE NAACP'S SPINGARN MEDAL WINNERS |
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LET'S KICK SOME NIXON AROUND |
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1923: This agricultural chemist |
(George Washington) Carver
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Hume Cronyn is one of the 2 Supreme Court justices murdered at the beginning of this Julia Roberts film |
The Pelican Brief
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"No man, not even a doctor, ever gives any... definition of what a nurse should be other than... devoted and obedient" |
(Florence) Nightingale
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During the 1959 "Kitchen Debate" in Moscow, Nixon told this Soviet premier, "I have been insulted by experts" |
Nikita Khrushchev
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Meaning victory in the end, it's what Sarah gets here |
the last laugh
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This nickname for Detroit is also the name of a record label |
Motown
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1989: This clergyman & political activist |
Jesse Jackson
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Larry Flynt has a cameo as a judge who hands down a ruling in this 1996 movie |
The People vs. Larry Flynt
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"If one leads a country such as Britain... then you must have a touch of iron about you" |
Margaret Thatcher
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Nixon's spot as Ike's running mate in this year was imperiled by news of a slush fund; a little dog got him off the hook |
1952
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It's the pointless thing Sarah is doing |
comparing apples to oranges
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This Mexican sauce is made mostly from chili peppers & chocolate |
mole
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1959: This member of jazz "nobility" |
(Alex: You got it. Minute to go.)
Duke Ellington
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In this 1991 film former New Orleans D.A. Jim Garrison appears as Earl Warren |
JFK
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"I had crossed the line. I was free... and they should be free. I would make a home in the north and bring them there" |
Harriet Tubman
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This Nixon nickname referred to subterfuges he employed in the 1950 Senate campaign |
Tricky Dick
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A 3-word Isley Brothers hit, or what Kelly is doing
"Hey! Hey! Hey!" |
"Twist And Shout"
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She won an Oscar in 2010 for her devastating portrayal of the brutal mother of "Precious" |
Mo'Nique
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1939: This gospel singer & opera soloist |
Marian Anderson
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Werner Klemperer & Burt Lancaster are judges being judged in this 1961 post-WWII flick |
(Rebecca: What is Nuremberg?) (Alex: [*], yes.) [A voice is heard saying "No".] (Alex: No! Can't accept that, you didn't give us all of it, and I completed it for you. This is not "Complete the Phrase", Alex.)
Judgment at Nuremberg
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"There will never be complete equality until women themselves help to make laws and elect lawmakers" |
Susan B. Anthony
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"You don't have Nixon to kick around any more", Richard Nixon said after losing a 1962 race for this office |
(Peter: What is... senator?)
governor of California
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In the current economy, many people are trying to do this |
make ends meet
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The Firefox web browser comes from this company |
Mozilla
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1945: This singer & star of the film "The Emperor Jones" |
Paul Robeson
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Harry Morgan tries to keep the peace between Spencer Tracy & Fredric March in this blustery film from 1960 |
(Rebecca: What is, um, the w--) (Alex: Oh, darn. You were coming up with only part of it--you were about to say the Wind, and the film is [*]. You have to give us the whole title.)
Inherit the Wind
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"'House Beautiful' is play lousy" |
(Peter: Who was Sarah Bernhardt?)
Dorothy Parker
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The Arizona didn't sink again, but journalist Walter Lippmann dubbed Nixon's 1958 visit to Latin America a "diplomatic" this |
Pearl Harbor
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Jimmy will soon be acting like a frisky horse; you can see he's doing this |
(Peter: What is sowing his royal oats?) (Tom: What is sifting his oats?)
feeling his oats
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If you're asleep, you're "in the arms of" this god |
Morpheus
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