And one of Senator Joseph McCarthy's favorite evidentiary techniques for carrying out this particular form of character assassination was "guilt by association".
Jensen is currently suing the Australian for defamation for that story, which he said was "deeply, deeply destructive" and a form of "character assassination".
Several Haitian-American leaders have angrily criticized the mayor, saying they detected in Mr. Giuliani's words about Patrick Dorismond a form of character assassination that, intended or not, unfairly spilled over to all Haitian-Americans.
His former colleagues, he said in a letter to The Washington Post, had engaged "in the vilest form of character assassination, dredging up every resentment — every grievance, every grudge, real or imaginary — all for the sole and single purpose of disguising the fact that they had gone along with what they had said they would never go along with: direct Moonie control of The Washington Times".
This is a new form of political assassination".
Other times, the headlines seem to suggest that black victims are to blame for their own deaths, engaging in what critics sometimes allege is a form of character assassination.
If there is any pet abuse in the home, this will be an appropriate issue to raise; however, the manner in which this is raised should be discussed thoroughly with your divorce lawyer - it will not bode well if you are casting aspersions on the character of your spouse that are unfounded or are a form of character assassination.
In our countries, the opposition takes the form of explosions, assassinations, killing..
In our countries, the opposition takes the form of explosions, assassinations, killing...
