Sentences with phrase «actually stand on issues»

They include a tendency for individuals heavily involved on an issue to perceive almost all news coverage as hostile to their goals (even news coverage that favors their position); to presume much larger effects for a message on the public than the actual influence; and to apply a faulty quasi-statistical sense to where public opinion might actually stand on an issue, perceiving public opinion as hostile to their goals, no matter what the objective indicators might say.

Not exact matches

This is where I stand on the issue and why it is three games or higher: It was deliberate; the puck was not even in the same zip code as Staal; Morrissey went out of his way to do it; Staal is in the high slot, not even a danger to the goaltender; Morrissey actually had to reach up to do this, it didn't glance off of a shoulder, it was just as much high sticking as a crosscheck.

GOP gubernatorial hopeful Carl Paladino was on Staten Island today (one of two NYC boroughs he actually likes) hoping to woo voters by coming down on the right side of a long - standing local issue: The Verrazano - Narrows Bridge.

Sunder, One of the problems with the internet debates, especially those around controversial or hotly contested issues, is that the parties very often do not actually appear to engage with each other at all - they merely stand on their own ground shouting to the world about their particular take on a point and fail to actually listen to what others are saying... the classic examples of this is the «debate» about the promotion of women in the European elections and the «debate» about grammar schools - both on Conservative Home.

Thing is, I'd never actually support these guys, because they lack other qualities that I rank more highly than their stand on these issues.

Aney Paul appears to be a lost cause as a Rockland County Legislator, as she continues to duck and evade taking a stand on any issue that actually requires an opinion.

No matter where you stand on this issue, Gates» take on his four unique bipartisan years as Secretary of Defense — two for George W. Bush, two for Obama — is a fascinating immersion into what actually goes on in Washington's labyrinthian corridors of power.

I've actually always felt that they were taking a somewhat conservative stand on many issues and for justifiable reasons.

As the House of Representatives just approved a new energy package which contains provisions to allow some offshore oil drilling, it may seem to be a moot point to go into a discussion of where John McCain and Barack Obama stand on the issue, but as there are still legislative hurdles to be cleared before any law is actually passed on the matter, it's worthwhile to go over their positions.

Probably better to just flog a few amusing books, rather than actually take an ethical stand on the standards of science that are being employed in the study of what is arguably the most important issue of our time.

As it stands right now, it is not clear what is actually causing the issue, but it is good that Apple has at least confirmed it exists and that they are working on a fix.