Word: notionalism
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...book by Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward strongly suggesting the Administration has mislead the public about the Iraq War. The Foley scandal could well be the most damanging of the three. Woodward's book, even with all of its details about Administration infighting and blunders in Iraq, reinforces a notion most Americans already hod, that the war in Iraq isn't going well. The Abramoff revelations, too, simply added more specifics to bolster what Americans already think: that congressmen are too close to lobbyists...
...scowl at the notion that the books are teaching that the world is unjust. Any child who has ventured onto a playground already knows that...
...Backlash Against Iran's Role in Lebanon The notion that Iranian dollars are going to Lebanese Shi`ites is fueling animosity between the Persian community and the Arab world
...position me for greater things in the future. But to do any one of those things would be to score points against the teams we should be helping. The idea that we can climb up the long ladder of privilege and then kick it down is farcical. Such a notion could only exist at a place like Harvard, where socially conscious students feel the need to justify their extreme privilege. We’re young and we’re supposed to be idealistic, but too many Harvard students limit themselves to a “realistic” alternative...
...This choleric temperament would define Cleese's post-Flying Circus personality: as Basil Fawlty in his Fawlty Towers sitcom; as the martinet sergeant in the film of Peter Nichols' Privates on Parade; and, right now, in Spamalot, as the Voice of God. When Arthur cravenly compliments Him on the notion of a quest for the Grail, Cleese the Almighty bellows in that distinct and cutting tenor: "Of course it's a good idea. I'm God, you stupid...