Word: contemptibly
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Like Dickens' Ghost of Christmas Past, Richard Nixon [July 17] has returned to the public arena to haunt us. My contempt for Nixon has dissipated. He is a pathetic, flawed character. My disdain is reserved for the boobs, yahoos and Neanderthals of Leslie County, Ky., who yelled and whooped and hailed Nixon as if he were a conquering hero...
...stay dispassionate. The paper that abandons this course--the one that adopts a "please the reader" philosophy in relation to its news policy, instead of leaving it on the feature page where it belongs--the one that subscribes to the Rupert Murdoch school, is the one that merits contempt. The paper that realizes that it may actually serve the reader best by running an unpopular story is the one that deserves high praise...
...Henry Kissinger once said. "And how they are made and who makes them does make a difference." By one globetrotting diplomat's count, Carter went to Bonn with real support only from, Britain's Prime Minister Callaghan. The sentiment of the other five ranged from doubt to contempt...
...doesn't always work. Neckties also represent a gesture of respect. A lawyer always advises his client to appear in court wearing a coat and tie. It shows that you have the deference to make yourself uncomfortable. Several years ago, a Florida judge cited a lawyer for contempt of court when the lawyer showed up wearing a gold medallion around his neck instead...
...public office again. One California Republican who was asked about Nixon's future grimaced: "Bringing him up again is like poking a dying frog to see if you can get one last jump out of him." But the man undoubtedly still arouses extremes of feeling. Distaste, contempt and even hatred rise almost reflexively in many Americans at the sound of his voice. The late Stewart Alsop, attempting to explain this automatic reaction to Nixon, once told the story of an argument he had about Franklin Roosevelt. Young Alsop had his collegiate defenses of F.D.R. demolished by a rectilinear...