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Originally posted by Penske_Account
I think I recall the interview and wasn't his use of glib as a challenge of Lauer's understanding (or lack thereof) of what he was talking about in relation to drugs prescribed for psychiatric maladies, i.e.:
glib
Showing little thought, preparation, or concern: a glib response to a complex question.
adj 1: marked by lack of intellectual depth; "glib generalizations"; "a glib response to a complex question"
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=glib
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Glib doesn't go to understanding -- someone who fully understands something, e.g. that there's no credible evidence that any WMDs are in Iraq, can give a glib answer to reporters about how there's nothing proving there AREN'T any, or whatever.
So if "glib" was intended to convey that Lauer doesn't understand, it was wrong. If it was intended to convey that Lauer wasn't telling the whole story/was speaking in soundbites then it was OK.
