Word: blamed
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...acceptance of the persecution of gays - the media saw fit to hold the case up as an example. No one could justify the behavior of Dirkhising's assailants; there is no "pedophile rage" defense. But many in our society think that beating up gays is justifiable, and place the blame on the victims. And while such attitudes may change, sexual deviancy is timeless...
Marglin says that he feels that his lack of participation in recent political campaigns is twofold, and that time restraints are not all to blame...
...advantage of an expandable universe; voters are curious about the guy; they want to know more. There are the restless liberals who are attracted to his high-fiber programs; there are the Clinton haters who just want a change; and then there are those who don't blame Gore for Clinton's sins but who have decided in advance that he has no chance against Bush.This may be the peculiar core of Bradley support: mainly educated, independent male voters who helped launch the New Democrats in the first place, who don't care about loyalty and labels...
...hard to blame the dot.coms for wanting to make some noise. They know that for every AOL, 10 dot.coms are going to be DOA before the frenzy is over. Within a few years, the windfall could end for old media too. Dot.com spending is expected to plateau once the winning companies are in command and more consumers shift to the Net. It could result in an Internet take on an old Marxist theme: When new media arrived to hang old media, the networks sold them the rope...
...foundations: starting pitching, starting pitching and starting pitching. Like Weaver, Cox has excelled at identifying four strong arms and keeping all of them healthy. Pitching coach Leo Mazzone, who has been at Cox's side for the entire decade, says, "Pitchers are cared for here." Other teams, he says, "blame their pitchers--'Oh, we lost it on our pitching.' Those are the teams that won't be in a World Series anytime soon." Seven of the past eight National League Cy Young Awards sit on Atlanta mantelpieces, which is not only unprecedented but nearly unfair...