Word: crassness
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...Granted that the networks had to put something on screen, some of the choices were crass enough to mortify the no-cameras-in-the-court purists; CNN's choice to show the courtroom "won-loss" record of lawyers, for instance, was the sort of knee-jerk ballgame mentality that confirms 24-hour news's worst tendencies. But the visuals were beside the point: The verbal back-and-forth itself was not only riveting but a salutary thing for the whole polarized country to hear, even if most of us could understand one out of every three terms...
...wishful thinking and hopeful expectation will not eliminate or diminish this loss. All of us will have to endure yet another year of friendly jokes, incessant reminders, and crass braggadocio. If I only get one thing for Christmas, I wish it would be serene silence from my friends who decided to plunge into higher education in what is generally considered to be the world's finest safety school...
...wishful thinking and hopeful expectation will not eliminate or diminish this loss. All of us will have to endure yet another year of friendly jokes, incessant reminders, and crass braggadocio. If I only get one thing for Christmas, I wish it would be serene silence from my friends who decided to plunge into higher education in what is generally considered to be the world's finest safety school...
...seem be crass, but most Americans pick candidates based on predictions of what they will do for us in office. Character is part of a results-oriented package that indicates what, as a nation, we are getting for our vote. Most Americans do draw a distinction between private and public life, and we recognize that imperfect individuals can still be president--indeed, must be, for there are no other types of individuals to be found. But this does not at all mean that in entering the voting booth, one should leave one's moral judgment at the door: even...
...FFPF's definition of "family friendly" sounds like a recipe for harmless pabulum (it calls, vaguely, for "uplifting" shows that won't embarrass or offend an "average" viewer). But it worked: Gilmore turns out to be neither crass nor cloying. It is unapologetic about its untraditional family unit yet almost radically innocent. Imagine--a WB comedy about a smart teen who spends more time studying than scoping guys...