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Now, it is Republicans who are apoplectic about a much less compelling incident, the Clinton administration's failure to relay its knowledge that Iran was secretly arming the Bosnian Muslims.
The next time you encounter an apoplectic latecomer, just say, "Lucky you!
However, a few times the owners have arrived while I'm emptying the machine, and they have been apoplectic!
That bit of hysteria aside, it's not hard to imagine Safire and the Journal waxing apoplectic if the attorney general had asked for a private meeting to warn the president.
Critics call this depressing coke-fueled vision of '80s Hollywood lowlifes more an actors' showcase than a drama: It's "a tedious circus of apoplectic speeches and explosive thespian snit fits" (Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly ). Sean Penn and Kevin Spacey both give keen performances as strung-out movie-biz sharks, but most of the film is just talk (it was adapted from David Rabe's play), with a few bits of sex and violence the only action.