Word: insult
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...choice of a replacement for Enders, L. Anthony Motley, and was prepared to acquiesce in his choice of a retired admiral, Gerald Thomas, to replace Hinton. But senior members of the Foreign Service, led by Under Secretary Lawrence Eagleburger, balked at the appointment, claiming it was an insult to the department's professionals. Shultz eventually prevailed in placing a career diplomat, Thomas Pickering, in San Salvador, but the Secretary's pliant attitude served to reinforce the image of State Department weakness...
Thank you for Hugh Sidey's delightful column on political invective [June 20]. Unfortunately, a half-page summary cannot do justice to America's considerable contribution to the art of insult. One of the best flamethrowers in our early House of Representatives was the brilliant Virginia Congressman John Randolph. He once described a political foe as "a man of splendid abilities, but utterly corrupt. Like rotten mackerel by moonlight, he shines and stinks...
...years ago, Senator Pat Moynihan seemed prepared to revive the dying art of insult, but in this age of television, even his sharp tongue has succumbed to the dictates of "good taste...
...actions in Latin America are outrageous. Not only are our principles of honor and justice being dragged through the mud, but our conduct is an insult to every democracy...
...movie deserves all the attention it has gotten because, miraculously, it does not insult our intelligence by making the actions too simple or the language too mundane. Critics who decry the implausibility of actions or claim the acting is horrific are missing the point. Return of the Jedi is light and exciting, the only recent movie to fill the entertainment bill set by Raiders of the Lost Ark. It's too bad, though, that the progression is still in this direction. By the time we are 22, there will be little to look forward to in the way of mental...