polyanna

In all honesty, those who dismiss positivity as "polyanna" and "unreality" are the ones who lose credibility, at least in my eyes.

Obama's Most Progressive Act Yet; Solidarity With the Chicago Factory Worker Sit-in 2008

The good news is that apparently the next Congress may have a better grasp on reality than our current polyanna hegemons, and that restriction will likely be lifted.

Waldo Jaquith - Bush administration increases African aid. 2007

We talked about the difficult times for media, and I rolled out my usual polyanna lines.

Wednesday, March 25 – The Bleat. 2009

And in fact, despite the polyanna attitude over there at the Klosters, the Catholic blogosphere is not a "tiny conservative world".

Archive 2009-02-01 2009

Those who think positively are considered to be "unrealistic" and "polyanna types."

Negaholism, Polyanna, Optimism: Reality or Unreality? 2008

Back to the point that positivity is "polyanna-ism" and "illusion" and so on, I must say that I fervently disagree.

Negaholism, Polyanna, Optimism: Reality or Unreality? 2008

I am making a point: We "polyanna types" are actually seeing REALITY for what it is.

Obama's Most Progressive Act Yet; Solidarity With the Chicago Factory Worker Sit-in 2008

They reached the “polyanna,” as Golding continued calling it, about an hour and a half after leaving camp.

The Terror Simmons, Dan 2007

Unwarranted “fear” is nonfunctional – so is unwarranted polyanna optimism.

Thompson: "Remarkably Similar" « Climate Audit 2006

Let me add my own polyanna spin: Everybody knows that the most flammable ingredient of the Internet is that you don't know, can't see and can't hear the person supposedly talking to you.

key attached to giant wooden spoon 2005