disingenuously, he asked leading questions abut his opponent's work. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : Her excuse was rather disingenuous. From Dictionary.com.
Since Obama went to Harvard (and generally seems to have paid attention in school), I'm certain he knows the definitions of "disingenuously", "discourse" and "divisive.". From Wordnik.com. [Christians Aren't Going Away and Neither Are Gays] Reference
Levesque was there disingenuously from the start. From Wordnik.com. [low confidence] Reference
Mr. Silver laughed disingenuously and the event began. From Wordnik.com. [Being David Paterson] Reference
He creates the impression that you acted disingenuously with him. From Wordnik.com. [Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography.] Reference
But you still say, disingenuously, that spreading democracy is our goal. From Wordnik.com. [Gerald Posner: An Open Letter to the President] Reference
Former agency officials disingenuously reply that they were never asked. From Wordnik.com. [Who Shot Jfk?] Reference
The target, he told the BBC disingenuously, was an unused military building. From Wordnik.com. [‘So close to war’] Reference
Groups like JONAH might disingenuously claim such bad behavior is an anomaly. From Wordnik.com. [Wayne Besen: Ex-Gay Therapy Is Scandalous] Reference
And does Edwards, as usual, disingenuously duck personal responsibility on this issue?. From Wordnik.com. [Edwards Faulting Clintons As Part Of Corrupt D.C. Status Quo?] Reference
You can disingenuously claim all sorts of reasonableness here, but you know the truth. From Wordnik.com. [Palin Supporter To Black Sound Man: "Sit Down, Boy"] Reference
Tax cuts are not popular when offered disingenuously, as they were at the last election. From Wordnik.com. [The great Tory tax and spend battle: seconds out...] Reference
As Cantor disingenuously claims, Obama wants "to remake America in the image of Europe.". From Wordnik.com. [Dangerous Right Wing Rhetoric: There Will Be Blood] Reference
Other posters have dealt with some of the land issues Shortofreason disingenuously raises. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
On the other, UKIP disingenuously claims that 75% of British legislation comes from the EU. From Wordnik.com. [To Heed President Obama's Call to Strengthen the EU, Britain Must First Have a Referendum on Whether to Stay in at All] Reference
Cynics will undoubtedly accuse the Nobel committee of disingenuously hamstringing the president. From Wordnik.com. [Wayne Trujillo: The Nobel Peace Prize: Calling a Truce, at Least for a Day] Reference
Petraeus is on a media blitz, disingenuously trying to sell the idea of "progress" in Afghanistan. From Wordnik.com. [Robert Greenwald: Ask Katie Couric to Challenge Petraeus on Afghanistan War 'Progress'] Reference
The Syrian ambassador, he talks about occupation, but he's really speaking, let's say, disingenuously. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 14, 2006] Reference
You actually think you're being clever by deliberately confuting homosexuality and necrophilia disingenuously?. From Wordnik.com. [Huckabee Adviser Clarifies Remark About Homosexuality And Necrophilia: They're Both "Aberrant Behavior," But They're At "Opposite Ends Of The Spectrum"] Reference
It was HILLARY who disingenuously pretended not to know the difference between preconditions and preparations. From Wordnik.com. [In Fundraising Letter, Obama Attacks Hillary For "Standing Behind Bush's Policy Of Non-Engagement"] Reference
Yet the Clintons disingenuously use these comments and distort them and tell Americans that Obama loves Reagan. From Wordnik.com. [At MLK's Church, Obama Denounces Homophobia And Anti-Semitism] Reference
This is an issue that has been disingenuously applied to the public and to the legislature both on bars and guns. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 19, 2009] Reference
Falwell and Robertson backed down, issuing apologies and claiming disingenuously to have been quoted out of context. From Wordnik.com. [Time To Take On America's Haters] Reference
Chalabi's man added, a little disingenuously, "We had no idea they had no other sources or means to test this stuff.". From Wordnik.com. [Shadowland: Buyer Beware] Reference
It takes a Kucinich or Gravel or Dodd to question the basic pieties that the anointed ones so disingenuously cling to. From Wordnik.com. [Election Central Sunday Roundup] Reference
Supposedly there is already a drinking game involving the number of times McCain disingenuously says "My friends ...". From Wordnik.com. [Obama And Hillary Reach Deal On How To Conduct Convention] Reference
Already his re-election-campaign spots disingenuously boast of adding dozens of new crimes to the federal death statute. From Wordnik.com. [Anger And Ambivalence] Reference
Also, I will not try to disingenuously try to say that voting in favor of the AUMF is the same as voting for war or for invasion. From Wordnik.com. [Hillary And Obama Campaigns At War Over Bill's Iraq Comments] Reference
On the one hand, he's got to change his essential nature – stop disingenuously saying that we have “low inflation”, for example. From Wordnik.com. [Gordon Brown, Charlie Whelan and Me] Reference
All so the now-valueless sustainable investment rule isn't broken – so that he can disingenuously claim the economy's in good shape. From Wordnik.com. [Practise what you preach] Reference
Whitehall worked hard and disingenuously to conclude the deal that would have allowed Mr Megrahi to serve out his sentence in a Libyan jail. From Wordnik.com. [Gordon Brown, Charlie Whelan and Me] Reference
"Personally, I like the idea of a President who's willing to invoke God's Will or the Constitution disingenuously to score political points.". From Wordnik.com. [Richardson Explains Iowa/God Remarks: "I'm Trying To Score Points"] Reference
Of course, the Obama campaign could disingenuously insist that the "woman problem" characterization is strictly about demographics and politics. From Wordnik.com. [Obama Campaign Memo: "Does McCain Have A Woman Problem?"] Reference
Everyone can have a preference, that's fine, but when it turns to lying and disingenuously attacking those in your own party that is crossing the line and I can't stand for that. From Wordnik.com. [Report: Memo Says Obama Adviser Did Say Obama NAFTA Talk Was Political] Reference
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