They often use innuendo to besmirch the reputation of opponents.
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Plenty of young South Africans are unwilling to besmirch Madiba.
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It didn't just besmirch the memory of the honored dead.
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He will simply besmirch two public figures and then move on.
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I say that not to besmirch them but to state the obvious.
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" — STEPHEN COLBERT "How dare you besmirch the O.K. name of Sarah Huckabee Sanders?
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A campaign to smear, slam, and, besmirch, assassinate the character of any Trump Republican.
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But it's sort of a base word, and we didn't want to besmirch science.
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Betsy DeVos how dare you besmirch the good name and honor of Ms. Frizzle!!!
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Look, I'm loathe to besmirch Popeyes—my family had Popeyes for Thanksgiving one year!
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I'm not going to say anything to besmirch the character of any of these women.
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"Was watching #willandgrace today and heard Jack say 'besmirch' and thought of you @mikethesituation," she wrote.
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One Democratic senator, William Dieterich of Illinois, accused other senators of trying to "besmirch" Black's reputation.
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China's government often charges its critics with apparently unconnected crimes that seem intended to besmirch their reputations.
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"The military is doing their investigation and we're not attempting at all to besmirch that," said Fischer.
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To take a man like this and besmirch … with that being said, let her have her say.
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Am I going to besmirch the entire taxi industry because I am desperate for a cover story?
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Smear, besmirch, slander, lie, racist, sexist, misogynist, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamophobic, dirty air and water, killed children and grandma.
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"We're in the midst of an unprecedented media campaign meant to besmirch me," Netanyahu said into the camera.
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"I'm not going to say anything to besmirch the character of any of these women," Falwell Jr. said.
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That's the great Ninjutsu master, Richard van Donk, giving Luke Thomas ammunition to further besmirch the Donk name.
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I'm sorry Hillary had to besmirch poor Colin Powell by claiming he gave her the idea for private emails.
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"There is a great word to describe it, zapachkat —it means to 'besmirch,' or 'make someone dirty,' " Pomerantsev said.
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"They're involving her in the case to besmirch her," said Patricio Gómez, 35, who builds props for theater performances.
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In Lionel's defense, he threatens to criticize his friend's affinity for Lady Gaga should he besmirch the name of Swift.
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He is now going out of his way to besmirch honest law-enforcement officials who present a risk to Trump.
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"They coordinate with hostile Western forces to wantonly spread rumors, misrepresent, vilify and besmirch Xinjiang in the overseas media," he added.
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"What I don't welcome, though, is trying to besmirch the reputation of someone who served the country very well," he said.
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We believe that her intent is nothing more than to besmirch the good reputations of the auction house and Ms. Lutz.
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He said any such action would "further besmirch my parents' names," while drawn-out legal proceedings would distract and distress Singaporeans.
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"The fact that a convicted felon is now trying to besmirch me, no one's going to fall for that," he said.
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Ideally, he said, we would cause problems that look like random events and that don't besmirch the character of the company.
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"All Ellsberg achieved was to besmirch the reputation of the place that had nurtured him and encouraged his talent," Dr. Wolf said.
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In the end, the younger Mr Lee said in a public statement, he concluded that such action would "further besmirch my parents' names".
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Dr. Carson's decades-long legacy of life-saving acts and groundbreaking medical brilliance will shine on despite recent attempts to besmirch his character.
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But it is illiberal to use these traditions to censor others, to besmirch fellow students and to treat ideological claims as perforce facts.
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To them, somehow she was a clueless pawn in the Democrats' game to besmirch and indeed destroy the name of a good man.
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But many netizens accused Mr Xu of trying to besmirch the country's ancient fighting techniques: how, they asked, could a single fight prove anything?
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One problem: It seems that none of these women have actually spent a lot of time listening to the artists they're trying to besmirch.
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Internal Justice Department guidelines tell prosecutors they shouldn't besmirch the reputations of uncharged individuals -- a point that Barr noted on during his confirmation hearing.
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"We believe that her intent is nothing more than to besmirch the good reputations of the auction house and Ms Lutz," the statement said.
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As I look back on it now, it's something I'm asked about less and less—I don't say that to besmirch you for asking.
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Mayor de Blasio has denied ever giving special privileges to donors, accusing Rechnitz of trying to "besmirch" him ahead of his bid for reelection.
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Regarding the second point: I fail to see how my father's homosexuality could muddy the moral clarity of his cause or besmirch his reputation.
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But he nonetheless maintained that such reports were useless anecdotes that used a few bad apples to besmirch the reputations of a heroic profession.
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That Yale would besmirch its own student teachers this way to keep from bargaining with them is appalling and detrimental to its educational mission.
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Russia denies the allegations, saying it is the victim of a politicized dirty tricks campaign designed to besmirch its reputation and curb its sporting success.
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This is not to besmirch the good name of chocolate-chip cookies, or to suggest that American voters should support candidates they don't find engaging.
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Cooper, a former federal prosecutor himself, criticized federal officials who he claims leaked erroneous information to CNN in an attempt to besmirch the governor's character.
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Because acceptance of a pardon amounts to a confession of guilt, the acceptance by Clinton would, to a degree, besmirch both Clinton and also Obama.
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Russian officials have said their country is the victim of a politicized dirty tricks campaign designed to besmirch its reputation and curb its sporting success.
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You'd be hard-pressed to find a way to besmirch the fond memories of the pie scene from the first Pie film but here we are.
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The book may be flawed, but the government's signals are clear: No one should besmirch the nationalist cause, and Ms. Park is no pro-Japanese collaborator.
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Though some fans have jumped to Bieber's defence, arguing he didn't intend to besmirch Prince's legacy, the Twittersphere is mostly not feeling the Biebs right now.
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The idea that Senator like Senator Blumenthal can besmirch the memory of the people who suffered in World War II, the people who suffered in the Holocaust.
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At 9:03 Eastern, the left is going to be in the process of trying to smear, besmirch, slander, destroy the character of whoever the president picks.
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At this point, to call Donald Trump a farce is to besmirch the good names and talents of satirists, playwrights, directors, authors, and humorists of all stripes.
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As for Lewinsky, he never touches on how unfairly the press trashed her or on the alleged campaign by the Clinton aide Sidney Blumenthal to besmirch her.
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We cannot continue to allow our nation's leaders to besmirch the good name of the Jewish people or attack Israel, which is one of our strongest allies.
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The only other group that can lay claim to having pop hooks in complex multi-part harmony is Mumford & Sons, but their name will not besmirch this piece.
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As Jesse said, this is going to be -- the second he announces, it&aposs going to be smear and besmirch and slander, and it&aposs going to be ugly.
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But the real deciding factor will once again be an avalanche of negative advertising, designed to tear down the policies and besmirch the personal behavior of the other side.
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What a shame for Mr. Pence to besmirch himself through dogged fidelity to a candidate whose own notions of loyalty are as one-way as his concept of marriage.
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Russia has denied allegations of state-sponsored doping, saying it is the victim of a politicized dirty tricks campaign designed to besmirch its reputation and curb its sporting success.
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Part of this is an overt play to bend public opinion, to besmirch whatever conclusions the investigation might reach and to ward off any attempt at a possible impeachment.
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The investor has made noises about a lot of legal defenses, including by suing a political opposition research shop that he has accused of trying to besmirch his reputation.
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"This is all part and parcel of the attempt that the White House is making to besmirch Robert Mueller, a decorated war hero," Himes said of Trump's disparaging comments.
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However, his biggest hurdle with the new book will be changing the minds of those who have fallen victim to the campaign to manipulate public opinion and besmirch his reputation.
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If confirmed, he said then, he would be "an absolutely objective regulatory watchdog" and would not do anything that could "besmirch the agency" or undermine public confidence in its work.
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His approach with Hillary Clinton then and with Joe Biden (or any Democrat) now is not to appear more ethical than they are but to besmirch their character with scandal.
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Russian officials have accused WADA of shifting blame and said their country is the victim of a politicised dirty tricks campaign designed to besmirch its reputation and curb its sporting success.
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Viktoria Skripal made the comments on Rossiya-1's 60 minutes show where pundits and lawmakers cast the nerve agent attack as part of an elaborate British plot to besmirch Russia.
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His remarks did not turn into the hyper-partisan campaign-style rally that some of his critics had feared would besmirch the normally nonpartisan atmosphere of the nation's Independence Day commemorations.
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Trump's intent here is to besmirch the means and motives of his opponents, to drag them down from their perches of principle, to make them more vulnerable to grievous political injury.
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Those attributes were also used to silence or discredit accusers, underscored by a clip showing attorney Mark Geragos threatening to unleash a "legal torrent" upon those who would besmirch Jackson's reputation.
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Donald Trump Jr. went on a tirade during a "Fox & Friends" appearance and said Democrats were for rooting for the coronavirus to kill millions of people just to besmirch his father's presidency.
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Lee said he would have sued in normal circumstances, before explaining that any such action would "further besmirch my parents' names" and drawn out legal proceedings would distract and cause distress to Singaporeans.
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It is also important to review the extreme measures that the left in America will take in order to besmirch the reputation of Judge Kavanaugh and also his family that you saw tonight.
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I say this not to besmirch Christopher Robin, but to bring up something about Disney's recent string of live-action movies that engage with its hand-drawn animated classics, sometimes outright remaking them.
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They may even widen the gap between rich and poor, since people who besmirch their credit records by missing payments on small loans will then struggle to get mortgages or business loans from banks.
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And with Republicans leading in the state's two top races -- Senate and gubernatorial -- members of the party from the President on down are clearly eager to besmirch Snipes, and the entire recount, in the process.
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Mr. Barak is welcome to try his hand at politics again, but his political future will undoubtedly end like his political past if he continues to besmirch and belittle the will of the Israeli people.
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" Senator Cory Booker called Mr. Biden "truly an honorable man" on CNN last week, adding, "This is in no way can besmirch his character, his honor and his incredible service to this country over decades.
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"I will be standing firmly in defense of Joe Biden throughout this process because this can in no way besmirch his character, his honor and his incredible service to this country over decades," New Jersey Sen.
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The response to the assassination, in a statement by the North Korean ambassador to Malaysia, Kang Chol, also accused the Malaysians of plotting to "besmirch" the North over the killing, heightening tensions between the two countries.
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Republican senators seem to want to avoid the possibility that Trump's hopes to put up favorable witnesses in a televised show featuring his pet conspiracy theories could besmirch the dignity of their chamber and backfire politically.
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The country's top diplomat, Yang Jiechi, said on Saturday that almost 40 foreign leaders would come, and also took a swipe at "prejudiced" critics of the program who seek to besmirch it with concerns like "debt traps".
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They know they can't debate the facts or the issues or defend the actions of the White House on the merits, so they attack the referee and try to besmirch the reputation of someone like Mr. Mueller.
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LONDON — Lawyers for Elliott Broidy, a Republican fund-raiser close to President Trump, on Monday filed a lawsuit accusing the government of Qatar of hacking into his emails and conspiring with Washington lobbyists to besmirch his reputation.
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Asked about criticism that China was seeking "infiltration" of the West, Wang Guoqing, a spokesman for parliament's largely ceremonial advisory body which meets in parallel with the legislature, dismissed it as a new word "concocted" to besmirch China.
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The first is outrage: Our election was attacked by a foreign power and Trump did not defend our nation or even fully acknowledge the attack, because it benefited him and he feared that acknowledgment would besmirch his brand.
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"I find it very difficult to believe that someone like Gordhan, who has served the country with everything he has and so much pride and total honor, planned to besmirch Zuma and his government overseas," Ramaphosa told local media.
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Conversely, it is entirely illiberal (even if permissible) to use these traditions to demand the censorship of others, to besmirch fellow students rather than refute the ideas that they express and to treat ideological claims as if they were perforce facts.
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Trump has made against Joe Biden: "I will be standing firmly in defense of Joe Biden throughout this process because this can in no way besmirch his character, his honor and his incredible service to this country over decades" #CNNSOTU pic.twitter.
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" Channel NewsAsia, in its account of the ambassador's response, quoted him as saying, "We will respond strongly to the moves of the hostile forces towards us with their intent to besmirch the image of our republic by politicizing this incident.
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He added that while "it's dangerous and foolhardy to besmirch all Muslims," it's "equally foolhardy" not to understand that Islamism "is a political ideology which borrows from Islam and is motivated by Islam," even though it only represents a tiny minority of Muslims.
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The facts are clear: The president of the United States sought to besmirch a political rival, extort an embattled ally, subvert the will of Congress, lie to everyone about everything and then brazenly insist there is nothing wrong with any of this.
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" In response to Tlaib's announcement that she would not visit the country, Deri said Tlaib's "hatred of Israel is stronger than her love of her grandmother" and accused Tlaib of requesting to visit her family as "a provocation in order to besmirch Israel.
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BEIJING (Reuters) - China kicked off this year's parliamentary season on Friday with an attack on those in the West who seek to besmirch the country for their own nefarious purposes, with a government spokesman quoting Martin Luther King Jr. in an appeal for understanding.
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"As we explained earlier tonight, the alt-left, destroy Trump propaganda media — they are doing their best to smear and slander and besmirch Congressman Devin Nunes," Hannity said in a monologue on his primetime program, referring to the Republican chairman of the House Intelligence Committee.
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" Marc Short, White House director of legislative affairs: "It is incredibly reckless for Senator Tester to besmirch the character of an admiral who has served our country in combat and provided medical care for three White Houses, Republican and Democrat, based upon unsubstantiated allegations.
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Sadly, it seems like this time around the agitators are using innocent, goodly ice cream as their medium for unfounded distress, and there's no way in hell we're going to stand by and let anybody besmirch that nectar of the gods that is ice cream, especially if the story is a hoax.
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CIA operatives gave millions of dollars to their Italian allies and helped orchestrate what was then an unprecedented, clandestine propaganda campaign: This included forging documents to besmirch communist leaders via fabricated sex scandals, starting a mass letter-writing campaign from Italian Americans to their compatriots, and spreading hysteria about a Russian takeover and the undermining of the Catholic Church.
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WH Leg Affairs director Marc Short called into a Montana talk show and blasted Tester over Ronny Jackson, accusing him of wanting to "besmirch the character of an admiral in order to score political points against Trump administration" Trump has weighed in on a few Senate races where Democrats are running in states he won in 2016, especially pressuring some Democrats to support Republican tax cuts.
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In 2012, Taliban commanders and clerics affiliated with the movement also halted the immunization program in North Waziristan, in protest against American drone attacks that had followed the killing of Osama bin Laden by American Special Forces; subsequent revelations that the C.I.A. had used a bogus vaccination program to capture DNA material from Bin Laden's relatives gave the Taliban additional ammunition with which to besmirch all vaccinators as spies for America.
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I don't ever want to besmirch an actor for taking a role that will allow her the financial freedom to pursue more artistically exciting work, but these movies give Alice the trappings of agency, in that she seems to be taking her destiny in her own hands, and then forget all about it in the name of batting her between various CGI creations that actually control her destiny.
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The calculation, they explain in a paper published in the European Journal of Physics, was not intended to besmirch Feynman's reputation, but rather to point out that many numbers scientists accept as fact have murky origins, and really ought to be re-verified from time to time:Scientists must to a large extent rely on the validation of other fellow's work, and it happens to be a psychological default condition among many (scientists), that if a famous peer has publicly announced a result, it is accepted at face value.
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