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  • Tony Blair would obviously make a good choice for next World Bank President, as he comes equipped with a chilling combination of cynical disregard for truth, a marked penchant for sanctimonious preacherlike assertion of obvious falsehoods, and a remarkable ability to believe in his own lies …

    Matthew Yglesias » Poor Paul… 2007

  • And when I saw Beck late in the Odelay tour, I just felt embarrassed when he and the (white) guys in his band started doing bits (preacherlike exhortations, choreographed dance steps, that damn song "Debra") that mocked stuff from a soul revue.

    Beck: The Black Album ��� Prince Is Back (As Producer) 1999

  • And when I saw Beck late in the Odelay tour, I just felt embarrassed when he and the (white) guys in his band started doing bits (preacherlike exhortations, choreographed dance steps, that damn song "Debra") that mocked stuff from a soul revue.

    Beck: The Black Album ��� Prince Is Back (As Producer) 1999

  • Dressed in a coat and tie and speaking at local roofing company, he dropped the preacherlike cadence and delivered his remarks on the economy in a softer tone.

    Breaking News: CBS News 2011

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