Word: chutzpah
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These are grim images - but probably no more than what's needed to counteract a small but vocal group who take issue with the census not because it asks those personal questions about indoor plumbing but because it dares go where few American institutions have the chutzpah to go. Fierce resistance has risen from various populations regarding the census's questions about race - always a prickly issue in America - now framed in a manner that highlights our particularly schizophrenic attitudes about skin color...
...margin and attack each other's tax plans. "McCain will say Bush's plan favors the wealthy, and Bush will accuse McCain of not being a real Republican, in light of his so-called 'Democratic' tax platform," says Dickerson. And while it's unclear whether anyone will have the chutzpah to attack McCain's campaign finance reform stance, the Arizona senator may be weakened by Wednesday's reports that he pressured the FCC to vote on an issue close to the heart of a major McCain campaign contributor. "Anyone who brings it up needs to be very careful," says Dickerson...
...Anna says to Mica, "You have more chutzpah than I do." (Anna, like the rest of the staff, hails from the New York Metropolitan Area...
...stereotypical aggressive, opinionated, arrogant New York attitude is personified in our mayor. No where else in the world would Rudolph W. Giuliani's chutzpah be tolerated, yet it is precisely what New York City natives love about him. Rudy's no-nonsense attitude and willingness to take a stand, even when that opinion clashes with the generally accepted stance, combined with his deep appreciation and love for the city and its culture make him the perfect mayor...
...stereotypical aggressive, opinionated, arrogant New York attitude is personified in our mayor. No where else in the world would Rudolph W. Giuliani's chutzpah be tolerated, yet it is precisely what New York City natives love about him. Rudy's no-nonsense attitude and willingness to take a stand, even when that opinion clashes with the generally accepted stance, combined with his deep appreciation and love for the city and its culture make him the perfect mayor...