Word: objectionable
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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I have one small but important objection to her article. Grossman used the term "naive redneck" to describe the kind of people who are attracted to a place like Heritage U.S.A. I must strenuously object to such cavalier use of a term that is at least as offensive as other...
Again, Barfly would be a good movie if it didn't constantly ram the sentiment down our throats that art can only flourish in sordid surroundings. I had no objection to Henry's choosing poverty over wealth, if that's what made him comfortable. But I didn't see why...
Walker is fairly certain that her products are legal. The Justice Department maintains that no particular law bans carrying such documents. Walker's rival in the passport business, the State Department, professes no objection to U.S. citizens' holding the bogus papers -- as long as they present their genuine passports when...
Not for everyone, perhaps. Associate Editor Claudia Wallis, whose husband Hugh Osborn cared for their year-old son while Wallis spent long nights at the office writing the story, was unconvinced by Hite's book. "I don't believe the world is as bleak for women as she says," Wallis...
A more serious objection from many in the intelligence community is that Woodward's expose has divulged classified information that will damage U.S. spying efforts. The book, for example, includes a detailed explanation of Ivy Bells, an eavesdropping operation aimed at Soviet underwater cables, betrayed to Moscow by Spy Ronald...