Word: baloneyed
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...United Auto Workers, who was the great reforming force in American labor after World War II. Second only to Meany in power, Reuther wanted the AFL-CIO to fight harder to recruit new members and to crusade more. Stubbornly, Meany took a pragmatic, go-slow approach ("ideology is baloney," he says). Bitter with frustration, Reuther pulled...
...words carefully, "but cheap shots, they're not good. They break down our system and concentration." Rivals are contemptuous. Ranger Coach Emile Francis says: "I appreciate great players like Gordie Howe who play you tough." Then referring to the Flyers, he adds: "But this other kind of baloney, that's Eastern League hockey...
...profits are so high that a substantial price cut -he has not settled on a figure-would still leave the incentive to increase domestic exploration and drilling. Oil company executives argue that the current price is necessary to pay the cost of new domestic production, but Jackson responds: "Baloney. Just look at the record: production has gone down steadily." To boost U.S. production, he would open to production the federal reserves at Elk Hills, Calif., and Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 4 in Alaska, and set up a board to coordinate and accelerate development on the continental shelf, perhaps through...
Trade: Plain Baloney...
...Soviets' position that this is unjustified as an unwarranted interference in their domestic affairs would be like justifying the continuance of business with Hitler while being aware of his murder camps for fear of being criticized for interfering with Germany's domestic affairs. This is plain baloney...