Word: choirboy
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...Schwarzenegger, whom his party had placed in the California Governor’s office with little apparent concern for the revelation of a string of sexual incidents from his not-too-distant past. Some of the alleged incidents border on assault and, if true, make Clinton look like a choirboy. (Rather than deny them, Arnold promised on TV before his election that he would “get into all those specifics and find out what is going on” just as soon as the campaign was over, so we’ll probably learn the truth...
Winnick's lawyer, Gary Naftalis, says Global did not mislead investors but believed it would make its first-quarter target legitimately. He says Winnick's stock sale was proper and approved by Global's counsel. The committee has yet to be convinced. "Is Winnick a choirboy," asks spokesman Ken Johnson, "or did he steal from the church's collection plate?" --By Michael Weisskopf
...Karl Rove did land an Enron consulting job for Ralph Reed, one thing is certain: Reed didn't really need his help. Reed's choirboy looks notwithstanding, he was no neophyte trying to get into the business. By the time he stepped down as executive director of the Christian Coalition in April 1997, Reed, now 40, was considered such a shrewd political operator and grass-roots organizer that any number of FORTUNE 500 firms were knocking on his door...
...years old, he was playing the recorder through his nostrils. At 13, he made second place in the “Britain Choirboy of the Year” competition. At 19, his boy band hit #7 in the U.K. charts with “Man Not a Boy.” And now, after three years of West End (that’s British Broadway to you) performance under his belt, Tom Lowe has finally crossed the Atlantic to join the Class...
...this, of course, gives any indication of who to vote for in today's election, or whether the specific flaws of any candidate disqualify him from our highest office. But Americans should know as they go to the polls that character means something more than just charm or choirboy innocence. It is, rather, one of those qualities on which depend our hopes for change and leadership over the next four years...