Word: bluntness
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...great beyond, had a say in the matter, you could imagine her waving an imperious hand during the casting process for The Young Victoria, demanding that she be played by "that clever girl from The Devil Wears Prada." And her edict would have been wise, because Emily Blunt is utterly charming in this dramatization of the young Victoria's ascension to the throne and her courtship with Prince Albert...
...saying, ruefully, "Families." This scene has the mark of something written expressly for Broadbent by Fellowes, but in Lytton Strachey's biography Queen Victoria, and again in Christopher Hibbert's, you'll find that scene, told exactly as it is onscreen. The only difference is that Blunt's Victoria doesn't burst into tears as the real princess apparently did; the movie heroine has more backbone...
...political games over a chess match, he tells her, "I should recommend you find one to play it with you, rather than for you." He is as noble and upright as anything out of a Jane Austen novel - a savior, in short. We've grown so fond of Blunt's Victoria that we just want her to have a real friend, benefits and all. We may be looking at Victoria and Albert through rose-colored glasses, but this love story is a touching romantic confection, a fine way to follow up your figgy pudding. Long live Queen Emily...
Petraeus, in language more blunt than that typically used by Obama Administration officials, lashed out that Iran, "which had become a theocracy, has become a thugocracy because of the hijacked elections and people's response to them." He said Arab hostility toward Iran had helped win support for U.S. strategy in Iraq and Afghanistan. In Iraq, he said, there were almost daily attacks using explosive devices manufactured in Iran, while Tehran was using its leverage to strengthen Iranian influence over Iraq's government. Iran sells about 350 million watts of electricity a day to Iraq. "Iraqis see Iran expanding...
...Hillary Clinton should be President [Nov. 16]. Unfortunately, as Secretary of State serving an inexperienced President, she is hampered by Barack Obama's fantasy foreign policy. During the campaign, Clinton spelled out over and over the harsh realities of the dangerous world she is now confronting. Sometimes blunt is better. Margaret Ray, PEARISBURG...