Word: candidness
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Politicians are candid at their peril; a gaffe occurs when one of them inadvertently says what he actually thinks. By that standard, presidential candidate Patrick J. Buchanan is a veritable gaffemeister, insisting that Watergate was "a bunch of Mickey Mouse misdemeanors," Congress is "Israeli- occupied territory," and Ollie North is "a hero." Buchanan's pasty face crinkles into a smile when he recalls penning phrases like "pusillanimous pussyfooters...
...adroitly depicted in Jonathan Franzen's new novel Strong Motion. Against the backdrop of eccentric Cambridge, Franzen tells the story of a young man's struggle to reconcile his idealism in a corrupt and continually disappointing world, capturing the social ailments of our society in both a humorous and candid light...
...decision to keep the class small, intimate and closed to the press will certainly create a good forum for free, candid discussion. But more broadly, Lee's method of restricting the class and the exclusive attitude he displayed toward students on Friday makes a mockery of the University's diversity creed...
While the outside world was curious about Rindge and Latin's AIDS education program, Schoff said the students were busy asking intelligent, candid questions...
...right, Warren. What both the tabs and the fans want to know is simple: Are you going to get married? The master of deflection speaks: "We are both in active agreement on the subject at this time." Well, maybe the mother-to- be is a little more candid? No, it turns out she's a quick study of double- talk. "We're in synch on that subject" is her reply. What name have they picked for their daughter? Says Bening: "It's our one real secret...