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Word: scandalizes (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...absolutely not! I did not have sex with her!" Believe it or not, this quote appears nowhere in the records of our president's current scandal. It is, however, from a politician slammed with a deposition concerning sexual misconduct and other crimes. The only things separating the two are about 7,000 miles--and about 3,000 years...

Author: By Dara Horm, | Title: The Monica of Mesopotamia | 10/15/1998 | See Source »

...second-floor exhibit on "Nuzi and the Hurrians: Fragments from a Forgotten Past"--which I have passed many times on my way to my thesis adviser's office--never quite grabbed me. What drew me to the exhibit was an article in a New Jersey newspaper, entitled "Ancient Scandal Reads Like Today's News...

Author: By Dara Horm, | Title: The Monica of Mesopotamia | 10/15/1998 | See Source »

When I actually visited the exhibit, however, I quickly realized that the Kushshi-harbe scandal comprises no more than a single displayed tablet--just a few inches tall--and a corresponding plaque. The exhibit, planned well before Clinton's troubles came to light, does not emphasize or explain the scandal in any more detail than it gives to the construction of toilet plumbing in Nuzi--the artifacts of which, also on display, are far larger and quite well-preserved...

Author: By Dara Horm, | Title: The Monica of Mesopotamia | 10/15/1998 | See Source »

Since the beginning of the current sex scandal in Washington, pundits from every part of the political spectrum have differed in their opinions of how or whether President Clinton should be punished for his actions. Despite these differences, all of them have displayed a strangely unshakable faith in one single thing: ultimately, they intone, History will pass judgment...

Author: By Dara Horm, | Title: The Monica of Mesopotamia | 10/15/1998 | See Source »

...reproduced. But one could also argue that this just means we will leave behind even more garbage. Likewise, we might defend the pundits by granting that when they talk about "history," they aren't talking about 3,000 years from now--they're talking about 30. If the Nixon scandal fits these pundits' conception of "history," well, sure. Problem is, most of the people who watched that scandal unfold are still alive. We can't be honest about allowing "history to pass judgment" when the people passing judgment are the same people who saw the whole thing happen--and maybe...

Author: By Dara Horm, | Title: The Monica of Mesopotamia | 10/15/1998 | See Source »

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