Word: goddammitiveness
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That the Americans would be safe from harm was widely accepted; Amin kills his own countrymen, rarely foreigners. Still, the man's long history of abnormal behavior worried Washington. "Goddammit," said one White House adviser, "why couldn't our first crisis have been a more dignified...
...chiefs have always considered management prerogatives," says Ed Davis, Los Angeles' tough top cop. Antonio Amador, president of L.A.'s Police Protective League, unapologetically pleads guilty: "I want to take away the right Chief Davis has to force my men to wear long-sleeved shirts when, goddammit, it's hot outside...
During Watergate, aides pressed him to stop defending Richard Nixon. Said one: "It was pointless, and we told him so. He kept jiggling coins in his hands as he listened. Finally, he had enough. 'Goddammit, all right!' he shouted and threw the coins at an aide." But Reagan never disavowed Nixon, and the two still occasionally chat...
...assertiveness takes a variety of forms. Judith Jones, a graduate of a Manhattan course, points out: "I was the kind of person who was grateful for every promotion I got, when actually, goddammit, I had earned them." Stanlee Phelps, a psychiatric social worker who helps to teach courses at a community health center in Thousand Oaks, Calif., says: "You wouldn't believe the degree of non-assertiveness we've found at the start of our classes: divorced women who continue to do their ex-husbands' laundry, fearing that they will lose their support money if they refuse...
When a Johnson assistant once defended King's antiwar activities, L.B.J. exploded: "Goddammit, if only you could hear what that hypocritical preacher does sexually." The aide tried to joke. "Sounds good, Mr. President," he said. A huge grin appeared momentarily on Johnson's face, but he quickly caught it and returned to his threatening self...