Acrimony

A rise in paralysis and acrimony is not going to comfort a bond market waiting to see whether we can make difficult decisions on spending cuts and tax hikes. ❋ Ezra Klein (2010)

Today's heightened political acrimony is but a foretaste of the "grim Malthusian" politics ahead, with politicians increasingly trying to redistribute the fruits of a stagnant economy, loosing even more forces of stagnation. ❋ Holman W. Jenkins Jr. (2010)

Their first ended several years ago, undone in acrimony after DirecTV — then owned by the News Corporation — moved to use recording devices owned by a company that was also owned by News Corp. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Today's chaotic pattern of funding, administration, interference, cross purposes and acrimony is not serving the public well. ❋ Unknown (1982)

And it was Charlie’s indirect responsibility that he committed suicide, thus ending that marriage in acrimony and despair. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The acrimony is the latest example of shattered alliances in the New York real-estate world. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I recall the acrimony poured out towards Jews on this nasty little "current affairs" show after the Hezbollah and Hamas wars and how an audience purposely packed with a crowd of rentaMuslims who have not appeared in such numbers since, how strange made the then US Ambassador cry after a particularly vicious and orchestrated post 9-11 backlash set up by the extremists at the BBC troughers Gentlemans Club on same "current affairs" show. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Right - eight years of foaming-at-the-mouth BusHitler hatred, but now when they're in control suddenly they think ending the acrimony is a good idea. ❋ Ann Althouse (2009)

I don't mean to suggest that they don't think that, but as I pointed out last week, the idea that the acrimony is a result of particular people - still less that it will stop if we elect Obama. ❋ Ann Althouse (2008)

The source of their acrimony was the spoils of an off-season dice game that totalled about $54,000 all figures U.S. ❋ Dave Feschuk (2011)

It was anti-DEC and anti-I.B.M, harborer of an anti-acronym acrimony that writers, naturally, shared. ❋ By GISH JEN (2011)

I think after the midterms the acrimony toward him and his obstinancy will grow substantially. ❋ Rasmussen (2010)

He says there has not been any "acrimony" in their disputes, adding, ❋ Unknown (2009)

This is not to say that the majority of Obama supporters have this kind of acrimony towards Clinton. ❋ Unknown (2008)

I can't even believe it's engendered the kind of acrimony that it has. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Since I'm married to an orchestral musician, I have some idea of the kind of acrimony that surrounds conductors on a daily basis & I guess there's something wrong if everybody in the band likes the same person. ❋ Jessica (2005)

May 11, 2007 at 1:35 am re this LIS dispute- I don't mean to revive any kind of acrimony- but there is a an award winning Writer's Guild book by Ed Shrifes abt the origins of the show- and possible plagiarism on the part of Irwin Allen from a Disney script in the early 60s- I haven't read the book but it may cover the Space Family Robinson issue as well. ❋ Unknown (2005)

AMANPOUR: Well I think they're very concerned not to have the kind of acrimony that characterized the diplomacy, or the lack of diplomacy before the war. ❋ Unknown (2003)

An acrimonious [debate] between [the two] candidates. ❋ Jared Michael Nelson (2007)

after a poor experience at a restaurant people often [send out] a [stinging] [acrimonial] using Twitter. ❋ Enovapr (2009)

Your [acrimony] has caused many a [harsh] situation in [the classroom]. ❋ Stephen Ross (2006)