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bleeding heart Fig. someone, usually considered politically liberal or leftist, who is very emotional about certain political issues, such as endangered species, downtrodden people, the suffering poor, etc. Bob is such a bleeding heart. No cause is too far out for him. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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When I first read the essay, I expected Shilling to encounter high dudgeon, the opprobrium of the chattering classes or, at the very least, knee-jerk, bleeding-heart tirades in The New York Times. Intimacy resonates through the atmospheric and layered arrangements, the bleeding-heart, image-laden lyrics, and the syncopated and ambitious rhythms. There may not be many occasions when so-called bleeding-heart liberals and business leaders preoccupied with the bottom line would join a united chorus expressing concern and outrage at social policy, but the Board of Supervisors recently opened the door to this rarity. |
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