Word: indiscreetness
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...really designed for domestic consumption, to advance the image of an America standing up for her national pride and democratic heritage, defending her self-image with force if necessary, as in the Mayaguez incident. This policy is identical in substance with that of Ford and Kissinger; Moynihan was merely indiscreet enough to say publicly what the exigencies of detente forbid the administration from expressing. Moynihan was sacrificed symbolically, but conservative Americans need not fear: the policy he supports will survive until Americans recognize the need for reconciliation with the vast majority of the world's people...
...cable would further antagonize Kissinger. Within the State Department, it was widely seen as self-serving. Said one observer, invoking a Norman Mailer book: "It should have been called Advertisements for Myself" Department officials feel Moynihan overstated his success in getting African nations to respond to his pressure. The indiscreet naming of specific nations and specific leaders* may have actually hampered the policy Moynihan advocates. U.N. watchers note, for example, that with Moynihan slated to assume the presidency of the Security Council this week, on its regular monthly rotation, a number of Third World nations have gone to some pains...
...Brahmin, Richardson gets along well on the Hill. His dramatic resignation during the Saturday Night Massacre made him a kind of hero: at an auction last year, one of his celebrated doodles fetched $1,000. Now the Ambassador to the Court of St. James's, Richardson, in an indiscreet moment, confided that he was Kissinger's choice for successor-and he probably was until he said so-but the ultimate decision is Ford...
...COMIC STREAK spikes the play, and often parodies the deathly drama Heurtebise, being an angel, is fairly immune to tragedy, so he can draw laughter without seeming indiscreet. When Orpheus returns from hell, the angel hustles to his side in breathless anticipation, exclaiming that he's "dying to hear about your trip!" Some of Heurtebise's lines could easily fall flat when the humor wanes transparent, but A.S. Birsh never leaves you in doubt as to his character's utter naivete, and the risky bits slip by quite smoothly...
According to records received by the House Judiciary Committee, Petersen told a Watergate grand jury that he was twice offered the job. He said that he shrugged it off as an "indiscreet thing to say" and "not one of my ambitions...