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...their persuasiveness and intelligence these arguments have fallen on deaf ears. Until now, the State Department has shown no sympathy or wish for "dialogue" with the PC. In fact, their actions display an attitude closer to contempt. This past fall, for instance, several prominent members of the PC were denied entry into the U.S. under an archaic, seldom-used anti-Communist statute. This minor act of hostility was followed by an even stiffer slap in the face as neo-Fascist Giorgio Almirante, who is among the most reactionary politicians in Italy, paraded around Capitol Hill talking with Congressional leaders. Incidentally...
...letter, Spellman singled out the case of Ephraim Isaac, associate professor of Afro-American Studies, as the basis for his belief that "the administration's attitude toward our faculty varies from disrespect to contempt...
...coherent, consistent, comprehensive policy." Kissinger could not resist taking another one of his digs at Congress that have earned him enemies on the Hill. How could Congressmen say he was disdainful of them, he asked, when "my friends say I've spent seven years in Washington concealing my contempt...
...RESIGNATION of Daniel Patrick Moynihan as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations is welcome news to all those who wish to see non-antagonistic relations between the United States and the third world. As an American spokesman, Moynihan has loudly proclaimed a policy of total contempt for most Asian, African and Latin American nations and their leaders...
Larry has a girl named Sarah (Ellen Greene), who hangs around the Village smoking English Ovals and discussing her diaphragm. She always seems to be auditioning a freshly patented attitude of weary contempt toward matters of heart and head. After making love, Sarah tells Larry, "You were fine," sounding as personal as a weather report. Such an attitude generally passes for existential weariness, and indeed serious issues weigh heavily. "I think about suicide once or twice a day," Larry confides. "That's normal," Sarah counsels him. "Suicide makes you feel talented...