Their children are in the capable hands of a loyal, middle-aged Mexican maid, Amelia (Adriana Barraza), who, unable to find someone else to care for them, takes them with her to a family wedding south of the border.
Recent demonstrations in the previously loyal middle-class district of Mezze in Damascus suggest the tide of public support may yet turn, particularly if the economy continues to decline under the weight of sanctions and unrest.
He is a rabid opponent of cigarette smoking and a coldblooded murderer whose sexual tastes draw him to his loyal middle-aged wife, his loyal young mistress, shapely prostitutes, equally shapely flight attendants and the (male) pilot of his official plane.
Partly because of excise-tax increases, cigarettes have gotten insanely expensive, forcing some of Marlboro's loyal middle-class customers into cut-rate generic brands.
A wave of protests centered on the previously loyal urban middle class has failed to produce a viable alternative.
Except you got it wrong; this is not a hotbed of irresponsible left- wing militants trying to bring down an airline, but a predominantly female, professional and loyal, family orientated, middle England and middle class workforce, desperately trying to save it.
4 27 p.m. | Updated Southern Living, a magazine with features on decorating fireplace mantels and profiles of former President Jimmy Carter describing how he hunts holiday turkeys, has a loyal following among middle-aged Southern women.
Media firms have been obsessed with capturing the fickle youth market, pointing out that young people don't read newspapers or watch mainstream TV, while ignoring the potentially loyal and lucrative middle-aged one under their noses.
"Show me the money," as instructed by Maguire's most loyal client, mouthy middle-of-the-pack footballer Rod (an Oscar-winning Cuba Gooding Jr), may be the most indelibly quotable line in a film of many, but Maguire predictably saves himself by setting such priorities aside.
For decades, when he played comedy clubs and small theaters, his most loyal audiences were in middle America.
