feined

Take your own advice, randy: “Oh, please stop with the feined indignation.”

Think Progress » Carl Cameron Gets Chummy With Brown Supporters, Ducks Question Of Fox News’ Ethics 2010

Yawn, can we please move on to the next feined outrage totally made up BS conspiracy.

Think Progress » Once again, conservatives see Muslim conspiracy in an administration logo. 2010

That's not a bad thing, per se (it's bad when there's feined disinterest, a la Greenhouse, but I make no secret of my cross-partisan affection for Lithwick) nor a universal thing (JCG is scrupulously down-the-middle) but it's generally true.

Frankly, I thought this AP story called "Scalia Criticizes News Media" was too dull to write about. Ann Althouse 2008

Half measures and good intentions real or feined are just a nuisance and a diversion if the Constitution really is in jepardy and Pelosi is not upholding her first and most primary duty.

Clone Cindy's Pelosi Strategy In Your Backyard 2007

Half measures and good intentions real or feined are just a nuisance and a diversion if the Constitution really is in jepardy and Pelosi is not upholding her first and most primary duty.

Clone Cindy's Pelosi Strategy In Your Backyard 2007

Schrub has trouble with the whole finishing what he starts thing, and Bob Woodward spent lots of time on his knees in order to be one of those “Washington Insiders” that bush feined so much disdain for in both of his campaigns.

From the “What the Hell?” File « Whatever 2006

Seems like lots of cussing from the writer in articles and comments… if the accusation is wrong then please, tear apart the evidence and arguement and shame the writer instead of hiding behind censoring and feined offense.

Firedoglake » Hey Bob, Where’s Your Letter? 2006

I wil speake, & yet speake no more then the truth: because in deede they foresaw, that men would yeeld no credite to those things as being too well knowen, though they should haue feined them to haue beene the flames of hell: but they thought the burning of Hecla (the rumour whereof came more slowly to their eares) to be fitter for the establishing of this fond fable.

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

I wil speake, & yet speake no more then the truth: because in deede they foresaw, that men would yeeld no credite to those things as being too well knowen, though they should haue feined them to haue beene the flames of hell: but they thought the burning of Hecla (the rumour whereof came more slowly to their eares) to be fitter for the establishing of this fond fable.

A briefe commentarie of Island, by Arngrimus Ionas 2003

But even in the most excellent determination of goodnesse, what Philosophers counsaile can so readely direct a Prince, as the feined Cirus in Xenophon, or a vertuous man in all fortunes: as Aeneas in Virgill, or a whole Common-wealth, as the Way

Defence of Poesie 1992