smackdowns

But it's not really shocking from the network that's increasingly favoring staged he-said-she-said "smackdowns" over serious journalism and commentary.

Bob Cesca: A Brief for Pat Buchanan: The Invincible Race-Baiter 2009

But we also need the "Noun, verb, and 9/11" kind of smackdowns that are so very effective.

Terry McAuliffe To Campaign Extensively For Obama In Virginia 2009

If it sounds as though Merriam-Webster is dropping its buttoned-down image with too much talk of "smackdowns" (contests in entertainment wrestling) and "telenovelas" (Latin-American soap operas), consider it also is adding "gray literature" (hard-to-get written material) and "microgreen" (a shoot of a standard salad plant.)

About 100 New Words Added to the Dictionary | Impact Lab 2007

As to the assault on Cindy Sheenan and her right to voice her opinion in any non-violent manner she chooses, the Administration and its backers seem to be attempting to prevail using their tired WWF-like verbal "smackdowns" in order to silence opposition and/or manufacture consent.

2 Moms and a War 2005

At the risk of repeating what you see as an attempt to get in the last word by attempting to engage in dialogue here, I should explain that, as the editor of this Q&A, that I in fact intervened in the discussion because I felt that "smackdowns" were being unfairly administered by readers who immediately posted responses to Ms. El-Khodary's answers accusing her of dodging the part of one question that they most wanted her to answer.

Q. and A. With Taghreed El-Khodary in Gaza - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com 2009

Because they got the public smackdown of all public smackdowns.

Think Progress » Republicans dismayed by Obama’s strong performance, say it was a ‘mistake’ to let cameras roll. 2010

Two major nice smackdowns in one week … looks like the President might be getting the idea it is time for the cooler to step in.

Think Progress » Obama calls out GOP hypocrisy for going to ‘ribbon cuttings for the same projects that you voted against.’ 2010

There are mere smackdowns -- and then there are judgements like Justice Russel Zinn's.

Archive 2009-06-01 2009

Yeah big ups to the weight loss-ers and smackdowns to the Death Acceptors.

Cheeseburger Gothic » Hammered. 2010

I'd like for Hugo to be defeated, but these Republican-on-Republican smackdowns are so entertaining to watch.

Tim Hugo Bitch-Slaps Clarke Hogan 2009