Word: pompously
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...there was ever any doubt that Ken Starr's daylong appearance before the House Judiciary Committee would not be an edifying experience for the nation, Michael Moore's presence in the room erased it. Moore, who makes a living satirizing the pompous and the hypocritical in films and on television, arrived last Thursday at the Rayburn House office building on Capitol Hill, site of the solemn Watergate impeachment hearings of 24 years ago, wearing a bright green baseball cap and trailing a cameraman. He was there to collect footage for his new cable-TV show, appropriately titled The Awful Truth...
...resigned as Starr's $400-an-hour ethics adviser, saying Starr's performance had convinced him that the independent counsel had "unlawfully intruded on the power of impeachment which the Constitution gives solely to the House." Because Dash, who was regarded within the independent counsel's office as pompous and temperamental, is a venerated Democrat, he was a valuable asset to Starr. During his testimony on Thursday, Starr cited Dash's "great wisdom," and after Dash quit, Starr told reporters that "reasonable minds can differ." He added, "I love Sam Dash...
...referring to that pathetically unconvincing toupee?" "I'll make you an offer, Congressman. You put away those notes, and I'll answer questions your staff didn't write for you." I know I'll be risking a contempt-of-Congress citation. But remember what the lawyer said when a pompous judge asked him, "Counselor, are you trying to show contempt for this court?" "No, your honor," the lawyer replied. "I'm trying to conceal...
Please explain to me (and millions of others) why Tom Wolfe's choice of clothing should be of any interest. Why do the media think we all want to look at this guy and his pompous white suits? I don't care how a writer dresses. DAVID A. LYMAN Lake Forest Park, Wash...
...production features a great deal of physical acting and humor, and this style works most of the time. For instance, Oronte's (Nabil Kassam '01) exaggerated, pompous style keeps the audience in stitches and coincides well with his ridiculous literary aspirations. As Alceste, James Carmichael '00 best embodies this physical style, performing the same kind of frenetic dashes that he made so hilarious in last semester's What the Butler Saw. Carmichael maintains a terrific energy level, and constantly sends his high-strung character into wild fits of obsession and indignation. Kirk Hanson '99 follows close behind as Basque...