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In fact, Brooks pooh-poohs raising taxes on the rich because "there aren't enough rich people to generate the tens of trillions of dollars required to pay for Medicare, let alone all the other programs."
Jonathan Weiler: There He Goes Again Jonathan Weiler 2011
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Like any self-respecting angeleno, he pooh-poohs any celebrity fawning: we don't ask for autographs.
Golden Globes Security: Behind The Scenes The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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He disapproves of Cosby-loving luminaries such as Ralph Ellison and even pooh-poohs Coretta Scott King's affection for the show, mocking her naïveté.
Don't You Forget About Them Ken Kurson 2011
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In fact, Brooks pooh-poohs raising taxes on the rich because "there aren't enough rich people to generate the tens of trillions of dollars required to pay for Medicare, let alone all the other programs."
Jonathan Weiler: There He Goes Again Jonathan Weiler 2011
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Despite food gossip to the contrary, "the restaurant isn't changing," says Freshman, who pooh-poohs the notion that Eventide is shedding its stylish ways.
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He even pooh-poohs the fuss over Karl Rove re-entering the political arena -- a man who ruined the stature of American government domestically and abroad, and only just avoided indictment over the Valerie Plame imbroglio.
Nigel Hamilton: David Brooks: Soft in the Head Nigel Hamilton 2010
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She also pooh-poohs the witches of Salem as "a bunch of puritanettes who just needed a good lay."
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; Jeremy Kahn, "The Story of a Snitch"; Jonathan Rauch on how to end the culture wars; Caitlin Flanagan notes the vulnerability of college girls; Michael Hirschorn pooh-poohs the so-called social media revolution; Virginia Postrel considers the implications of loft-style living; and much more.
Back Issues 2010
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He even pooh-poohs the fuss over Karl Rove re-entering the political arena -- a man who ruined the stature of American government domestically and abroad, and only just avoided indictment over the Valerie Plame imbroglio.
Nigel Hamilton: David Brooks: Soft in the Head Nigel Hamilton 2010
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It pooh-poohs the existence of a “right to be left alone”.
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