Word: righteous
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...umbrella, and then two weeks later claim that this was because she was researching a role for a movie? Even her new video, the concept of which is that a blonde Britney watches a brunette Britney strip, so aptly characterizes the schizophrenia of our modern epoch. Whatever the self-righteous press might say, Britney is an independent thinker who loves to apply for employment positions at bars. I am also buying her album. It comes out on my birthday. A hint...
...Those of us who served in uniform indeed took righteous "umbrage" at one of our own being called duplicitous and basically unfit to wear the uniform. None of us are perfect, but by God, we did our best to serve our civilian masters without genuflecting. Shame on Kinsley for missing the point behind the outrage and doubting its authenticity. Kenneth M. Currie, Lieut. Colonel, USAF (ret.), Indian Harbour Beach...
...asked if the negative press affects their personal relationship, she answered that it's easy to ignore "if you know that what you're doing is the right thing." That strikes me as revealing either terrible naiveté or a stubborn sense of entitlement. Not only has this self-righteous thinking gotten the U.S. into a no-win war, but it has also stripped us of constitutional rights, including the right to privacy. Perhaps doing the right thing would involve soul searching - and listening to the constituency on a few issues. Karole Scott, Cocoa...
...personal dissents made him a hero to conservatives back when they weren't winning all the time. Now that they are, his operatic style has spread. You never know anymore, as you read an opinion, when the case law is going to give way to aggrieved wailings and self-righteous asides. Even Roberts, whose opinions are characterized by clear prose and occasional sports analogies, has been known to indulge from time to time...
...Those of us who served in uniform indeed took righteous "umbrage" at one of our own being called duplicitous and basically unfit to wear the uniform. None of us are perfect, but by God, we did our best to serve our civilian masters without genuflecting. Shame on Kinsley for missing the point behind the outrage and doubting its authenticity. Kenneth M. Currie, Lieut. Colonel, USAF (Ret.) Indian Harbour Beach, Florida...