Word: discredited
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...attempt to discredit Flynt before his arrival on campus, LoVecchio and Mary Anne A. Franks, who had originally been contacted by the ACS to debate Flynt, created and distributed a pamphlet filled with some of the more offensive cartoon images that have appeared in Hustler over the years...
...social, political, and economic aspects… [and] is the advancement of women. Feminism is not taking away from, or removing the rights of, men.” Just as it would be dangerous to take away men’s rights, it would be equally dangerous to discredit feminists for all they have done and dishonor their hard work by not continuing it. Perhaps very privileged students don’t quite have the realization of the real world outside of college, but surviving in today’s society is marked by a constant struggle to uphold...
...since taking power, Lula's government has been acused of doing exactly that. Just last month, Lula's Finance Minister, Antonio Palocci, stepped down, accused of breaking banking secrecy laws in an attempt to discredit a witness who testified before a Congressional committee to seeing him at a villa used by his aides to distribute bribes and sleep with prostitutes. And on Wednesday, a federal prosecutor charged 40 people in connection with the scandal, including Jose Dirceu, the man who was Lula's closest advisor for years. Says opposition Senator Arthur Virgilio: "Lula has run a corrupt government, one that...
...America wants another career politician, I’m not the guy. We’ve had a history of career politicians. I don’t want to discredit anybody’s service, but I think sometimes people who have a mix of experiences bring some fresh ideas. I’ve been very proud not only of what I’ve been able to do in public service, but also what I was able to do in my business experience...And that variety of experience, if I decide to go forward...
...rest of the world, I’m now being taught by flag-burning, Communist draft-dodgers. Pundits have co-opted Summers’ resignation to discredit one of the world's best undergraduate educations...