“A visitor from California is Diana's brother, Adam, who is running for Congress, accompanied by his young, smarmily solicitous secretary, Jamie.”

“I don't ignore the fact that many of us, as kids, really did respond to him, but likely with confusion and then wariness at having our expressed pleasure promptly, smarmily congratulated.”

“The Jets-Patriots game got full entertainment billing Sunday night with its story line of good versus evil, upstart versus faltering powerhouse or loud versus smarmily annoying — depending on your point of view.”