Al Smith coined dismissive slang for uncompromising reformers

Evidence

Smith despised the noncompromisers, the starry-eyed idealists. He despised, in other words, most reformers. He coined words to describe them: “mush brains,” “double-domes,” “crackpots,” “Goo Goos.” Al Smith despised, in short, what Bob Moses had been. — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker, 573

Categorization

• CANDY: Delightful trivia — Al Smith nicknamed idealistic reformers ‘mush brains,’ ‘double-domes,’ and ‘Goo Goos’ — a fun bar conversation fact.
• XREF: connects to: Al Smith despised the uncompromising idealist that Robert Moses once was — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the…, 573

Broader Connections

• Al Smith despised the uncompromising idealist that Robert Moses once was #corroborates (0.80) — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker, 573