Forget earnest social critics.
But all of these forces are implicated in a precise, rigorous drama that is also an earnest attempt at social criticism and philosophical inquiry.
Earnest batted back the criticism, saying the White House and the National Security Council made sure the right people were assembled to discuss the emergency.
Reacting to musical stagnation and criticism of their earnest image and musical direction in the late-1980s, U2 reinvented themselves with their 1991 album, Achtung Baby, and the accompanying Zoo TV Tour; they integrated dance, industrial, and alternative rock influences into their sound, and embraced a more ironic and self-deprecating image.
However, despite the spectacle that Beavan makes of this project, I was completely drawn in by his earnest approach and well-placed criticisms of American consumer culture.
Public criticism of Olmert only really began in earnest after the 2006 Lebanon War, which failed to destroy the Shia militants of Hezbollah or even to keep their rockets from landing on Israeli soil during the conflict.
That, of course, could generate criticism that Iñárritu is again turning overly earnest or inward.
Criticisms are made about poor communication, with earnest recommendations about better co-ordination and possible restructuring.
Once play started in earnest, Price kicked aside pucks the way he has kicked aside criticism and began playing like the goalie the Canadiens thought he would become when they drafted him fifth over all in 2005.
"It is certainly a free country, and people have the opportunity to subject their elected officials to criticism and make it clear when they disagree," said Earnest.
