Word: discreditable
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...point, exasperated by Hughes's free-swinging charges, he lectured the witness: "If you believe that because of your great wealth and access to certain channels of publicity you can take control over the committee, you are mistaken. ... It is apparent that you are trying to discredit one member . . . but your prime motive is to discredit the entire committee." Angrily, Ferguson added that there would be no more "side issues." By the end of that day, Hughes and Senator Brewster, facing each other across the table, decided to call quits to their feud...
...Democratic administration. The pertinent facts of the May-Garsson scandal were public knowledge by the time that the GOP took up the reins of Congress; but Republicans can hog most of the credit for the smear "investigation" of David Lilienthal and the recent brief and abortive attempt to discredit the security measures of the Atomic Energy Commission. The grand finale is now under...
...view of the Republicans. For the magic name of Roosevelt is involved. FDR's administration will in time become a rosy myth, and the name Roosevelt will in time be envoked by aspiring Democrats with the same reverence that Republicans use in referring to Lincoln. By attempting to discredit the late President through his son, Brewster's probe may have the effect of delaying the day when the Roosevelt myth becomes an effective political weapon. That, and little more...
...intent of the author of the Sun's "facts to discredit the Commission, he chose an admirable time, considering that Congress now has the above mentioned bills before it. That the plan backfired is a fortuitous accident, and fortune is not always so kind. In fact the impression resulting from the original story may not be entirely erased, because retractions or modifications are never so eye-filling as eight column banner headlines...
They have proved pretty conclusively that they are fine picture makers - with or without Coward. Without a flop to their discredit so far, the trio has Rank's fondest blessings. Cineguild's next job: Oliver Twist...