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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...years in the U.S. Senate, Joe Lieberman has cultivated an image of himself as a lonely prude among the morally corrupt, that rare Washington official who places principle above politics. But with the Democrats' hold on power dependent on just one vote - in effect, his - and with Republicans courting him to tilt the balance in their favor, Lieberman has been indulging in some fairly immodest political footsie. Early this year he terrified fellow Democrats by skipping several of the weekly caucus lunches that cement party fidelity in the Senate. Recently he was spotted in the Republican cloakroom talking with South...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Whatever Joe Lieberman Wants | 2/22/2007 | See Source »

...that means primarily women. It's no wonder many view Head's arguments as not just outrageous, but sexist. "He says that a woman cannot be considered moral and upstanding and have written romance," says Houston romance writer Jessica Trapp. "You can be a slut, or you can be prude-and there's nothing in the middle." Romance novels, she adds, promote monogamous, loving relationships. "Calling it porn totally misses the point," she says. She thinks politicians in both races are skirting real policy issues by talking about sex scenes. If they don't like a book, they should...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campaign '06: A Comptroller's Race in Texas Grows Hot and Steamy | 11/2/2006 | See Source »

...lived 57 years with a prude. She'd never let me have it. Sorry fellas...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: My Favorite Pornographer | 7/15/2006 | See Source »

...repute. But we were even more appalled that the place got busted before we could complete our own in-depth investigation.Lucky for us, there is this chick named Flat Patty who apparently lives over by Felipe’s. Unluckily, she’s a bit of a prude. But while a “Russian ending” (allegedly one of About Hair’s “specialties”) may be out of the question with her, burgers can be sexy. See Carl Jr.’s ads with Paris Hilton. On second thought, don?...

Author: By The Crimson Staff, | Title: The State of the Square | 1/4/2006 | See Source »

...hilarious scene, Henderson convinces the stuffy Lord Chamberlain, played with perfect deadpan by Christopher Guest, to allow nudity onstage. “But what about the midlands?” the Chamberlain asks, to which Dench replies “you mean the pussy?” Too prude for the Parisian approach to nudity, the Lord Chamberlain relents to nudity presented strictly as art; the girls onstage can’t move...

Author: By Margot E. Edelman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Mrs. Henderson Presents | 12/14/2005 | See Source »

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