Word: groundless
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...citizen of the great state of Texas and a fair judge of theater. I feel compelled to respond to Laurence Grafstein's review of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. Apparently, Mr. Grafstein has done little or no research into this musical; this is evident from several of his groundless criticisms. The most glaring example is his description of the investigative reporter, Melvin P. Thorpe of Watchdog News. It is a "contrived role," a "suitable Dan Rather imitation...
...comparison of Thorpe to Dan Rather or the Rev. Billy Sol Hargas only betrays the reviewer's ignorance of these facts. The strength of this musical lies in the fact that the unique characters and events are real; Mr. Grafstein has missed this crucial point and produced superficial and groundless criticisms...
...army for 17 years, and had changed in neither size nor function during that entire period. Furthermore, said Pravda, the Soviet troops had "an inalienable right" to be where they were. Added Pravda: "All contentions about the arrival in Cuba of 'organized Soviet combat units' are totally groundless." The paper blamed the whole crisis on elements within the U.S. Government that were trying both to undermine Cuba and prevent Senate ratification of SALT...
...Teddy after his rape threat and demands that Richard stop him, Richard can only mutter that he might do something if she were raped. Their bond is shattered by the end of the play, as Clarisse makes it clear that she will be free of Richard's now groundless domination...
...hell," said Rabbi Alexander M. Schindler, chairman of the 33-member Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. More than 1,000 Jewish students from New York demonstrated outside the White House, some carrying coffins symbolizing "the death of American morality." To such charges, and to equally groundless accusations of anti-Semitism on the part of the Administration, White House Press Secretary Jody Powell retorted, with good cause, "If honest debate cannot be conducted among honest people without allegations of the basest motives, then our society is in sad shape...