smarm

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This swarm of quasi-lethal smarm is a hoax, patterned after similar floods of cyber-crap that started back in 2005, according to überdebunker

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  • Simon concluded his 11-minute smarm by interviewing Dan Reicher from Google, whose "green" vision somehow includes new reactors. —  t r u t h o u t
  • No Matt Giraud-esque flop sweat, no Danny Gokey-ish smarm, no Adam Lambert-ian showboating, no Megan Joy-ful dance spasms -- just good, ole fashioned musicianship, confidence and charm. —  Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
  • Professional ethics are stretched to the breaking point as conflicts of interest proliferate; the erotic tension gets largely sublimated into Crowe's initially adversarial but ultimately mentoring relationship with the cute young blogger (Rachel McAdams) on his newspaper's political-smarm beat. —  Riverfront Times | Complete Issue
  • ( "Leer" being the operative word, as it seems impossible for Thornton not to exude a degree of smarm when opposite Dawson). —  Big Picture Big Sound - Home Theater, HDTV, Movie Reviews
  • Alejandro Tocar, that he will let the film stand or fall on cutesy charm and smarm. —  GreenCine Daily
 

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