Word: corruptly
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...vindictive. Zhang was recently forced, under the threat of never making another film in his homeland, to write an apology for wanting to promote To Live at Cannes. So one has to ask, How severe is the punishment for the crime of being an honest artist in a corrupt land...
...have never corrupted anyone," was Berlusconi's indignant response to the accusations, which he claimed were part of a campaign aimed at his conservative government by leftist magistrates. The Prime Minister contended that his companies never attempted bribery but were victims of corrupt tax inspectors who had extorted money in exchange for favorable tax audits. Although the judicial notification implied no guilt, Berlusconi found himself directly caught up in the debate over the apparent conflict of interest between being Prime Minister and holding onto control of Fininvest, a $7 billion-a-year conglomerate that dominates the Italian media. Belatedly...
...Because of the politicians, perhaps? "They're corrupt," we the public pronounce. "They're superficial and full of hot air and they waffle and write bad checks, which I'd really like to be able to do but can't. Plus they're always voting themselves pay raises." It's no secret that Americans are cynical, very cynical, about government and often see voting as choosing the lesser of two evils...
...going to go out on a limb and make two assertions. The first is that politicians are not as bad as we think. Sure, some are corrupt, but the majority aren't, and the simple fact is that politicians work for much less money than most of them could make in the private sector. In fact, i'd be willing to bet that most politicians are really trying to do a good job and serve their constituents well. Their motivation for doing so may be questionable (are they idealistic or simply power-hungry?), but I think that given the chance...
...sideline torches. The young king is captured in a magnificent silhouette by the camera as it surges forth to meet him. All the pride and glory of the English kings is captured by the sweep of the camera as it passes along the dark eyes of conniving Archbishops, corrupt nobles and toady servants, all fixed upon the image of Henry on the throne...