Word: virtuously
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...undeniably satisfying feeling, watching a vainglorious icon fall from the good graces of his faithfully devoted. And when you’re talking about a particularly obnoxious public figure—one that preaches to millions daily—operating under the pretense of being a virtuous moral compass, it’s healthy to expose hypocrisy that has been denied for all too long. Now, in the wake of two consecutive—and very public—transgressions, even the most intractable of Rush Limbaugh fans has to do at least a little second guessing...
...knew I’d be fighting against,” Kidder says. “I knew you needed a first-person narrator to tell you this is true…it’s this idea of having an everyman who’s much less virtuous than Farmer to bear witness to the fact that this guy’s real…It’s not enough to just say, oh, well it happened and therefore I can just set it down...
...crisis running from Marrakesh to Bangladesh. Hence, two wars so far--in Afghanistan and Iraq--plus a concerted U.S. effort to set Israelis and Palestinians on a road map to a peaceful settlement. In the most hopeful version of the Administration's strategy, these objectives come together in a virtuous circle--and peace breaks out all over. Having seen that the U.S. was a "strong horse" in Afghanistan and Iraq, Palestinian radicals would realize--by some process never quite explained--that there is no point continuing to use violence as a way of advancing their political goals...
...time tracking down stolen receipts for their expense reports, angling for better-subsidized lunches and ferrying their bosses to golf tournaments than catching crooks. Yet the Bayside movies aren't farces; they walk a tightrope between deadpan humor and serious drama. Aoshima and his gang are at root a virtuous bunch, constantly questioning the dubious policies of their superiors while putting themselves at personal and professional risk to seek justice. They weigh choices and debate the differences between the good of the individual and of the group, loyalty to one's boss vs. the pursuit of justice, and doing what...
...ARRESTED. CHEN FUZHAO, 29, an accused member of the banned Chinese religious sect Falun Gong; on suspicion of killing 16 homeless people by giving them food laced with rat poison; in Zhejiang province, China. According to state-run media, Chen confessed to the crime, claiming he was committing a virtuous act in expectation of karmic compensation...