Gone are the journalists and authors of the Old South who gave baseless arguments delivered sanctimoniously to defend slavery.

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Mr. Tenet savages the staffer from my office who presented that critique, although elsewhere he sanctimoniously derides "despicable" political attacks on hard-working professionals.

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Having thus sanctimoniously staked out the high ground of accuracy and truthfulness, the three signers then proceed to parrot assertions now being circulated by the nominee and by the Department of Defense on his behalf.

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