Word: claptrap
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...From other reaches of Ohio, Ferguson rasped: "I say these tactics should be stopped because I say we are sending our children to school to learn their lessons and not to listen to a lot of claptrap from some cheap politician...
John Steinbeck undoubtedly wrote "Burning Bright" under the delusion that he was creating an allegorical drama of Life. It is unpleasant to report that his labor has resulted in a painfully pretentious bit of claptrap...
...Songs treats this sudsy claptrap with considerable skill and restraint. It gives the least possible offense to squeamish moviegoers; as far as appearances go, the heroine might be suffering from nothing more serious than migraine. Admirers of Actress Sullavan's mannered, laryngitic style will see and hear plenty of her, though unmannered Actor Corey gives much the best performance in the picture. If the film does nothing else, it will probably drive many a woman to her doctor for a complete checkup...
That Lady (by Kate O'Brien; produced by Katharine Cornell) is ornate claptrap laid in 16th Century Spain and starring Katharine Cornell. The lady in question is Ana de Mendoza y de Gomez, a widowed princess who wore a patch over one eye, and her heart, to her undoing, on her sleeve. Cruel, capricious Philip II was Ana's devoted friend until she became his Secretary of State's enraptured mistress; thereafter the King, out of pique and jealousy, hounded the lovers implacably. The Secretary (Torin Thatcher) escaped at last to Aragon; Ana was kept a prisoner...
Specifically, the executive must "listen to a lot of claptrap from union stewards who are riding him, and face pressure from government officials. After that, the executive must express benign, gentle, persuasive attitudes...