Word: unorthodox
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...disappointing thing about Mr. Stevenson's views lies not so much in what he says as in what he leaves unsaid. Almost all his opinions seem designed to fit neatly within the currently-accepted range of alternatives and to avoid any issues that might be too unorthodox politically. Thus he says virtually nothing about the segregation problem, and gives no definite idea of whether he, as President, would recognize Communist China or support its membership in the United Nations. Similarly, his views on "Medicine and Public Policy" stress the great need for improved service but fail even to consider...
Social Error. His campaign tactics were unorthodox but effective. On occasion, Lausche traveled around Ohio by bus. Whenever he had an engagement at a strawberry festival or a county fair, he usually managed to slip in through a side entrance, avoid the official greeters and mingle with the crowds, shaking all hands, admiring babies, and earnestly talking politics to individual voters. His common touch made excellent word-of-mouth publicity and swung many a vote. In 1946, when Lausche ran for reelection, he was defeated by 40,000 votes. At least part of his defeat was attributed to the fact...
...including the whole Willow Song scene. In places, the synchronization of the speech sound track is imprecise. Nevertheless, the film well deserved its Cannes Festival Grand Prize. It will outrage the Shaksperian pedant; but it will reward those who can appreciate Welles' powerfully fascinating display of technical virtuosity and unorthodox genius...
Captain Jim Jorgensen, probably the most unorthodox but most powerful free styler in the country, seems unbeatable...
Most Protestant theologians, for example, are not out-and-out existentialists. Most have not actively indulged in politics on behalf of socialist causes. And most will not nonchalantly remark, when asked about such unusual interests: "Oh yes, I've always been quite unorthodox...