tactlessness

If tactlessness is a crime I should be on Interpols most wanted list. on February 4, 2009 at 5: 01 pm | Reply FatherJack

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I have told police officers what l think of them to their face even if it has not been flattering so far l have avoided arrest and l suffer from this tactlessness to everyone, rather know for it l am afraid.

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There was irritation from the doctor who visited, tactlessness: "I'm being paid well for this."

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The truth is that, like it or loathe it, Pearl Harbor was "an event" – a film that made headlines long before the cameras turned thanks to its bloated budget, and which managed to stay in the headlines throughout its production courtesy of a unique mix of historical tactlessness, fatuous movie-star flashing Kate Beckinsale reportedly displayed her naked bottom during a no-pants flypast – whoopee! and, most importantly, enormous expense.

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But they are notoriously blunt to the point of tactlessness when confronted by stupidity.

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To connect AKP with Hizbullah or any other terror organization is tactlessness and cowardice, he said.

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Then I do have people in my married family that say hurtful things about my staying at home, but after a long time of observing them, I know it is not tactlessness that causes their comments, but a deep belief system to which they want to win me over.

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They charged that the president had presided over “four years of indecision, tactlessness, timidity, and bluster.”

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Still, she must have been taken aback by the brutal tactlessness of such lines as these, in Jonathan Galassi's new translation:

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As noted above, the scandalous nature and tactlessness of Biden's many remarks resulted, to a great extent, from the lack of real content in the "resetting" policy, while Biden's remarks were addressed primarily to the Russian political leaders and the Russia public at large.

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