EDITORIAL CANNED O.J. NEWS CORP. (BELATEDLY) DOES THE RIGHT THING.CYNIC cyn·ic n. 1. A person who believes all people are motivated by selfishness. 2. A person whose outlook is scornfully and often habitually negative. 3. H.L. Mencken once quipped that ``No one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American people An American people may be:
The company spent $3.5 million obtaining the rights to O.J. Simpson's pseudo Similar to; made up to appear like something else. See pseudo compiler, pseudo language and pseudonymous. (jargon) pseudo - /soo'doh/ (Usenet) Pseudonym. 1. An electronic-mail or Usenet persona adopted by a human for amusement value or as a means of avoiding negative confession, ``If I Did It,'' and was planning to air a two-part infomercial for the tome on its Fox Network this weekend. But in the run-up to the broadcast, the company was besieged be·siege tr.v. be·sieged, be·sieg·ing, be·sieg·es 1. To surround with hostile forces. 2. To crowd around; hem in. 3. with angry letters and calls for a boycott. Some more-ethical bookstores refused to stock the book, and various local TV affiliates said they wouldn't air the broadcast. Belatedly be·lat·ed adj. Having been delayed; done or sent too late: a belated birthday card. [be- + lated. realizing the intensity of the public's disgust, News Corp. on Monday decided to drop the book and telecast, which was the right move. So now an all-but-admitted murderer won't get a national soapbox to peddle his horror stories -- a rare victory for good taste in the marketplace. |
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