Finger Pointing

Whereas Jesus was a homeless, itinerant preacher who taught charity, compassion, and love for one's neighbor, today's Christianity is more often equated with partisan politics, anti-homosexual rhetoric, materialism, affluent megachurches, and moralistic finger-pointing. ❋ John W. Whitehead (2011)

In this case, dumbly finger-pointing his own golden egg-laying goose, CNN, as being Jewish controlled. ❋ Earl Ofari Hutchinson (2010)

And as a result of all of them not appearing to have the requisite "leadership" qualities and skills to engender trust, confidence or respect, they have deteriorated to sniping, finger-pointing and warning us of the dire consequences should their opponents be elected. ❋ M.D. Mark Goulston (2010)

But there still is a message we should hear: The finger-pointing and hyper-partisanship has to stop. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The latest in a series of hearings scrutinizing for-profit higher education also produced the most intense partisan finger-pointing to date and new data claiming many schools are a revolving door of dropouts and new recruits. ❋ AP (2010)

CNN's Brianna Keilar reports on the finger-pointing between the major players involved in the Gulf Coast oil spill. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In the year that gave us BP's Gulf oil spill and the presumed end of the prolonged healthcare reform battle, my mind is tingling over the newest finger-pointing saga that has been unfolding among venture capitalists and "super angels" in Silicon Valley. ❋ Pedro L. Rodriguez (2010)

Those of a cynical nature are saying that President Obama's and Vice President Biden's remarks early in the week about the "whining" from the Left are merely setting up a finger-pointing exercise for the aftermath of the midterm election -- the White House shifting blame, in other words, beforehand. ❋ Chris Weigant (2010)

Off the field, there is no more finger-pointing and complaining about preferential treatment for highly compensated stars. ❋ Sally Jenkins (2010)

"I'm used to the use of scapegoating and demonization and finger-pointing as a mechanism to divert or distract from problem-solving." ❋ Jason L. Riley (2011)

Despite distrust and finger-pointing by mob members, the explanation was accepted by Licavoli. ❋ Rick Porrello (2011)

"We oppose the practice of finger-pointing among countries or strong-arm measures to force other countries to appreciate currencies," he told reporters last month. ❋ Unknown (2010)