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Approval Hell: Americans are an accepting people, to a fault.(CULTURE WATCH)(Column)
HAVE you noticed that Americans no longer use the word shocked except when imitating the Claude Rains character in Casablanca?
His signature line is a favorite of media pundits who like to show off their knowledge of how Washington really works: "He was shocked, shocked to find bribery and influence-peddling!" Even though the Rains character was a suave sophisticate and thoroughgoing cynic, his line is used regularly in group discussions when one commentator wants to make another look naive, e.g., "I see you are shocked, shocked to learn that the FBI lied."
The line has become our national catchphrase, our water-cooler jibe of record, but it wasn't ...
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