Word: scapegoat
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...None of this is sitting very well with Asian-American advocacy groups who argue that Lee's prosecution is ethnically-motivated - namely, the feds want an Asian scapegoat for an embarrassing lapse in national security. So far, though, this hasn't caused the government to pull any punches. If this is just the bail hearing, just imagine how ugly the trial will...
...needs to distance itself from liability in this case, and the best way to accomplish that is to scapegoat Charles Yoo as the person responsible," he said...
...important, 2000 is not 1992. Above all, "it's the economy, stupid." In general, relatively high unemployment and low growth (such as we saw in 1992) help two kinds of candidates, the liberal and the extremist. One promises that the government will help, the other promises to find a scapegoat for the problem. And, of course, the incumbent tries (usually somewhat unsuccessfully) to deny that there's a problem...
...safety rules cannot be taken lightly,? says Cohen. ?Apparently this was a horrendous incident that could have been avoided.? SabreTech officials took exception to the criminal actions. They denied any wrongdoing and vowed a vigorous defense. ?We are not going to stand idly by and be made a criminal scapegoat for this tragedy,? said an attorney for the company. ?This was a horrific accident, not a crime...
Alexander Basile, 32, a California TV executive, believes the politicians are just looking for a scapegoat. "How many millions of people play Doom and don't go out and kill people?" he asked...