<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"><title>HotAir</title><link>https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/11/14/whats-wrong-with-flirting-your-way-to-the-top/feed/</link><description>HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.</description><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 01:34:12 -0400</lastBuildDate><item><title>What's wrong with flirting your way to the top?</title><description>&lt;![CDATA[My job was to win every skirmish in the long war of attrition that is litigation. There was no reward for looking good, only for being good. And it didn&amp;#8217;t take me long to realize that I could be good using their low opinion of my abilities as my own secret weapon of attack. When I needed their favor, I did not hesitate to use &amp;#8220;feminine charms&amp;#8221; to gain it. Those &amp;#8220;charms&amp;#8221; included warmth, flattery, playfulness, and sexiness. Bringing them onto the field of play in no way diminished my intelligence, growing savvy, meticulous preparation and growing reputation as a worthy adversary.]]&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2012 19:40:08 -0500</pubDate><creator xmlns="dc">&lt;![CDATA[Allahpundit]]&gt;</creator><enclosure url="" type="image/jpeg" length="123" /><link>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/11/14/whats-wrong-with-flirting-your-way-to-the-top-n97469</link></item></channel></rss>