Word: vilely
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...last week, the elder rocker, 57, griped that he couldn't believe Madonna had been nominated for best live act. "Since when has lip synching been live?" John asked. "Madonna, best [expletive] live act? [Expletive] off." Last month John called a group of Taiwanese paparazzi who ambushed him "rude, vile pigs." And last spring he called the reality show American Idol "racist" after two black contestants were eliminated. The Rocket Man's recent sounding off could be a publicity stunt, or his cheekiness magnified by age and wealth--or an audition for Andy Rooney's spot on 60 Minutes...
...terrible suffering of the Kurds continues apace in the cauldron of postwar Iraq, as the recent massive car bombing in the unofficial Kurdish capital of Kirkuk and the beheading of three Kurds by insurgents have gruesomely illustrated. These two vile acts are merely small additions to the long list of outrages suffered since the removal of Saddam Hussein. Kurds stand out as targets not only because of their ethnicity and language, but also because of their staunchly pro-American actions. The Kurds are deeply grateful for America’s creation of the “no fly zone...
...Rude, vile pigs! Do you know what that means? Rude, vile pigs! That's what all of you are!" ELTON JOHN, rock star, upon being greeted by pushy photographers and TV crews when he arrived in Taipei...
...Rude, vile pigs! Do you know what that means? Rude, vile pigs! That's what all of you are!" ELTON JOHN, British pop star, on being greeted by pushy photographers and TV crews when he arrived in Taipei
...side. Members of the various neo-Nazi groups keep in touch "through the Internet and by other means, both domestically and abroad," he explains, instinctively clenching and unclenching his fists. Casting a glance at a bronze statue of Alexander Pushkin, Alexei twists his mouth scornfully and tosses off some vile talk about the father of modern Russian literature, who was descended from an Abyssinian slave. "How could he be the Russian national poet?" Not that Alexei cares much for culture. After what he considers to be a lifetime of oppression, he says he's ready for war. A lathe operator...