Word: crass
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Once, such crass, opportunistic nationalism was the domain of the Right, while liberals argued for free trade and rational recognition of the interdependence of world trade. But responsibly formulating solutions to our real economic problems doesn't win votes as easily as rattling sabers at nefarious foreigners. In the face of brawny, Republican militarism, Mondale and the other projectionist Democrats have had to scrounge up something equally macho to wave around. In embracing protectionism, they have cravenly abandoned the true principles of liberalism...
...spirits and Thatcher's own political fortunes. Her supporters cheered the 8,000-mile journey, which began shrouded in secrecy until her rugged Hercules transport plane touched down on the new airstrip at Port Stanley, the capital. Thatcher called it her "personal pilgrimage." Her adversaries called it a crass political ploy, calculated to appeal to British nationalism and boost the Prime Minister's standing in time for the election she is expected to call later this year...
...marriage. "We agree to be married for now because there is now always," she intones. "We will remember this pledge until we can no longer remember." Such lines are hard to forget, however, and although the performances are as credible as the script allows, the only moral of this crass and manipulative movie seems to be that even two Moores can add up to very little. -By Gerald Clarke
...paperback has an eye-catching glossy cover photo of Sliwa and some Angels standing on a street in tough-guy poses usually found on the covers of heavy-metal rock albums or comic books. It underscores the way Sliwa has marketed himself and his ideas in a tasteless, often crass manner...
...tarry not on these grim thoughts; crass lucre is not of the essence when confronting the inauguration of your higher education. Harvard's Student Handbook and Course Catalogue, as they are known to veteran readers, are classics in the field. The former scolds and pontificates, but also explains the mysteries of that hallowed golden fleece: the diploma marked Veritas. The latter tends toward verbosity: 821 pages last year, and perhaps bulkier still when re-released September 8. Its strength lies in a vast scope combined subtly with a scrupulous dedication to detail...