Word: souring
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Conlon agreed with Francis, adding, "Many interns come back from a summer on the Hill with a sour taste in their mouth." He attributed such unfavorable responses to what he called the interns' "unrealistic" expectations about the work performed in a congressman's office...
...Karnow's statement just shows how hard it is to get people to agree on what Peretz is doing. Sanford denies Karnow's attribution as "bullshit." Karnow, who is sour about the affair, isn't surprised by Sanford's denial and says that since Sanford is still working for Peretz he can't be critical of Peretz. But Sanford defends Peretz because, he says, Peretz didn't have the reflexive reaction to Mayaguez that Karnow had, that Peretz thought it would be premature to write about it. And, finally, in the list of charges and countercharges, Peretz says that...
Pincus's reaction can be attributed to sour grapes, Peretz says. Pincus reportedly wanted to buy the magazine with some friends, and when Peretz purchased it, Peretz says, "he was critical of my inheriting his role...
Reeves seems to enjoy thumping them too much to quit, but his book exudes a pessimism about politicians as sour as the west wind from Jersey City. Like television, McDonald's restaurants and much else in American life, Reeves laments, electoral politics nowadayses geared less toward producing quality than ensuring blandness. He sees fewer capable leaders-even fewer gifted scalawags-and more dull, "least objectionable" alternatives: more Jerry Fords. Says Reeves: "I have seen the future, and it scares the hell...
...concentrate on the last 16 years of Brown football, which just happens to coincide with the period when the Bruin gridiron program turned as sour as a program can turn. Before that eventful fall of 1959, Brown had fielded respectable pigskin outfits, and had produced more winners than losers. In fact, the Bruins had participated in the first Rose Bowl, losing 14-0 to Washington State back...