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* A less violent version can be found in [[The Daily Show|Jon Stewart]] and [[Bill O Reilly]]; they seem to be as close to friends as their differing viewpoints allowed. |
* A less violent version can be found in [[The Daily Show|Jon Stewart]] and [[Bill O Reilly]]; they seem to be as close to friends as their differing viewpoints allowed. |
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* Politicians almost always invoke this trope when acknowledging an opponent they've just defeated, and occasionally under other circumstances such as their opponent's retirement or death. In 2010, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd was ousted after a successful leadership challenge by his deputy Julia Gillard. Opposition Leader Tony Abbott described Rudd as "a worthy opponent" and said "he deserved better". |
* Politicians almost always invoke this trope when acknowledging an opponent they've just defeated, and occasionally under other circumstances such as their opponent's retirement or death. In 2010, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd was ousted after a successful leadership challenge by his deputy Julia Gillard. Opposition Leader Tony Abbott described Rudd as "a worthy opponent" and said "he deserved better". |
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* Survivors of the USS Johnston after the [[You Shall Not Pass|Samar Island Action]] in Leyte Gulf claim to have been [[Japanese Politeness|saluted]] by a retreating Japanese ship. Either the witness was delusional from hours in the water or the commander was an [[Good Old Ways|old school]] [[Officer and a Gentleman]] rather then a member of the new-fangled millitarist cult. In any case that was what was reported. |
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