Word: besmirching
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...ring and was promptly disqualified by the referee for refusing to break a hold when ordered. Wild Red took a deep breath and applied his new hold to those in the audience who disapproved of his tactics: "Some of those abusive, obstreperous, pernicious rumormongers who have sought to smear, besmirch and destroy my reputation will never be able to take away my spirit of optimism, because I will always be a ray of sunshine, a creator of gladness and master of myself. I have been a successful champion wrestler because I'm brave as a lion, strong...
...power I have," says he. "Men tolerate me because they know I don't want a thing for myself. I want it for the Journal" and thereby for Milwaukee. "Hell's bells, the Journal has got to remain a simple, clean thing. Nothing must ever besmirch the Journal...
Perhaps, however, the University imposes this rule thinking that mere association with common commercial pursuits would automatically besmirch the Good Name. Though better founded, this is an even worse excuse for limiting organizations. The Good Name has suffered mightily from the administration's policy toward freedom of the Faculty, yet policy remains what it always has been. The benefits of freedom--the experience and maturity gained from its use--are no less worthwhile for students. It is a mystery why the Corporation should be so bold in one case and so rimid in the other...
...Some of these people are sincere but misguided. Others are deliberately putting politics ahead of their country . . . They have attacked the integrity of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. They have maliciously attacked General Bradley, who is one of the greatest soldiers this country ever produced. They have tried to besmirch the loyalty of General Marshall. . . They have deliberately tried to destroy Dean Acheson-one of the greatest Secretaries of State in our history." Looking up, the President departed from his text to add: "Secretary of State Dean Acheson has done more for his country than all his slanderers put together...
...This action," he declared, "will serve notice to the socializers who are attempting to besmirch American medicine for purposes of political gain that medicine recognizes no boundaries." Dr. Murray, it developed, is a firm opponent of Harry Truman's health program...