Word: respecter
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...asks Sheen for help crafting her "FoPo" (foreign policy, silly) and economic platforms. Citing the current global economic crisis as "the biggest Depression since The Notebook," she gives a stiff, rehearsed stance on what should be done in Iraq and with the crumbling mortgage market - at least in that respect managing to hold her own with certain real candidates...
...from China, where it is extremely difficult for leaders to apologize publicly for the mistakes they make. I always thought Americans were much better in this respect. However, I wonder why there has been no one from Wall Street or the White House who would apologize to the American people or even to the global community for the horrible financial mess we are now facing - someone who would have the guts to stand up and say, "I am sorry for my mishandling, my misjudgment, my negligence." Wang Zhixue, Monterey Park, Calif...
...once told writer Gay Talese about the time a white judge warned him about disrespecting women on his all-white staff. J.L. retorted, "I have never been disrespectful of a lady in my life, and unlike you, I also respect black women." The legendary barrister always demanded respect for his clients as well as respect for himself...
...Politically, why should the United States government bolster aid to the developing world in the midst of the worst disaster since the Great Depression? First, it’s a chance to earn some respect internationally. Over the last eight years, American aid flows have done little more than keep pace with inflation despite promises otherwise. Second, collaboration at this time will set the stage for the systemic changes needed to reform the global economic order so that today’s crises—including credit crises—can be avoided in the future. Right now, brewing...
...representativeness. Director Gary Fleder and writer Charles Leavitt rehash, but do not reinvigorate, a set of generic devices that will be familiar to almost any viewer who has taken in a sports film in the last 30 years. For better or worse—and with respect to creative innovation, I would argue worse—you know what you’re getting with “The Express:” an uplifting sports film through and through. “The Express” tells the true story of Ernie Davis (played by Rob Brown), the first...