Word: smear
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...must be admitted, however, that there are some situations where neither truth nor lies would help. Paula Parkinson's allegations about an affair between herself and Quayle, whether true or not, is still effectively damaging. It's an unfortunate truth that smear campaigns are truly like tar, no matter what you do, it sticks...
...kids would worship the hitting of "Shoeless" Joe Jackson (D.B. Sweeney) or the sparkling fielding of Buck Weaver (John Cusack) and Hap Felsch (Charlie Sheen). What Sayles tries to create in Eight Men Out is a struggle between the innocence of baseball and the outside forces that try to smear baseball's image. Such a struggle leads to tragic consequences...
...victory speech, LoPresti told the crowd, "We are a people who believe in issues. We believe in what's good. We won't stand for smear, and we won't stand for dirty tactics...
...Democratic candidate, Rep Richard Gephardt (D-Mo.), in a desperation tactic prior to the Super Tuesday contacts, put an advertisement on the air that said, in part, "Mike Dukakis smeared Joe Biden...and now he's attempting to smear Dick Gephardt...
...prisoner was a victim of a "smear campaign" and trial tactics "that never should have been permitted." With those strong words, a Navy appeals court last week overturned the conviction of Commander Donal Billig, Bethesda Naval Hospital's chief heart surgeon, who was court-martialed in 1986 on charges of involuntary manslaughter and negligent homicide...