Sentences with phrase «against politicians for»

The run - up to last week's midterm election saw some of the most negative campaigning in recent memory, generating countless defamation lawsuits against politicians for attack ads.

Lloyds chairman Peter Leverne has hit out against politicians for instigating «knee - jerk reactions» against the City.

According to Larry, that case was the first time a music artist ever filed a lawsuit against a politician for using a song without permission in their campaign.

Not exact matches

Thousands of people joined a global March for Science with Washington the epicenter of a movement to fight back against what many see as an «assault on facts» by populist politicians.

«They're not thrilled that he's already jumping ship to run for higher office because that's exactly what he campaigned against and what he promised he wouldn't do, be a ladder - climbing career politician,» Petersen said, noting a JTD strategies poll that found half of Missouri voters think Hawley could be using his attorney general career as a stepping stone to higher office.

He noted the traditional explanation for politicians» policy caution — minority parliaments — made no sense when stacked against Lester Pearson's achievements in the»60s.

«A politician against marijuana will not be a politician for much longer.»

Let's not for a moment forget who we are up against — a politician committed to continuing the dismantling of decades of social progress and facilitating the de facto annexation of Canada by the U.S..

So they will vote for any politician that promise to lower taxes and against any that say we need to increase them.

Hogg recently told NBC News reporter Kerry Sanders that his boycott fight with Ingraham was just a «practice round» for the bigger battle against the right, the National Rifle Association (NRA), and pro-Second Amendment politicians.

The charges against the pair related to nearly a decade of foreign work they did for the Ukrainian government and Ukrainian politicians before they joined Trump's campaign.

The German leader was among 226 politicians to vote against same - sex marriage, while 393 voted for it and four abstained.

They have been described as «special interests» against whose insidious effects broader - visioned politicians must struggle for the good of all.

So the «pro-lifers» are against abortion as a legally medical form of «murder», but then vote for politicians in our USA who promote war and all kinds of both domestic and foreign policies that lead to the death of millions of already born humans.

In the light of that snp politicians being accused of «terrorist sympathisers» and furthering the causes of terrorism for being against bombing Syria seems somewhat odd and, well silly.

Somewhere out there, there's a young Augustine with pear - stained hands, a young John Newton with receipts for what he paid to own human beings, a young C. S. Lewis arguing against the existence of God, a young Chuck Colson with metaphorical tire - tracks over his metaphorical grandmother in service to some politician, a young fifteen - year - old whose name we'll never know wondering if he's lost in the cosmos.

I admire the Archbishop of Montreal, Christian Lépine, for speaking out against the new euthanasia program that our politicians have sanctified by calling «medical aid in dying.»

It is being glorified in the media and politicians who in their hearts are against ity selling out for the gay vote.

Those who fight against Pentecostalism, whether they are politicians or clergy, do so because they fear competition for influence in civil society or because they realize that Pentecostalism represents an alternative to the present political order.

If such talk of truth makes my neighbor, the rabbi, uncomfortable — and I can understand how it might — I can only point out that Jesus is my sole reason for defending the rabbi against the onslaughts of either fascist politicians or liberal theologians who will not embrace him until he becomes «rational» or «enlightened» in other words, something less than Jewish.

The Conversation's FactCheck team will be in Adelaide for the next two weeks, working with academics to test politicians» claims against the evidence as South Australians prepare to vote on March 17.

This is the face of a star athelete, future politician, and fella whose 100 % against condom use strictly for religious purposes baby, he dosent wan na go to hell.

«It appears the review has looked at a narrow period and not covered the period in the latter half of 1984 and may not have addressed some of the concerns raised by UK politicians in the last three weeks, eg threat of sanctions by India against the UK, Germany, Canada and USA towards the end of 1984 for sympathising with Sikhs in the Diaspora.

«I'm taking this step not only because we need to fight back against self - interested politicians like Faso and Trump, but because I believe we need a new generation of leaders to step up and fight for the communities that raised them,» Rhodes wrote in an essay posted to Medium.

A YouGov survey (from November but probably still relevant) found that 83 % of the population «trusted» family doctors, against just 20 % for leading Conservative politicians and 26 % for trade union leaders.

The Thatcherites, from the intellectuals such as Cowling, Hayek and Scruton to politicians such as Thatcher, Lawson and Tebbit, revolted against what was most significant about the post-war years: the preeminence of politics as a decision - making method for social problems.

As for Martins» Senate tenure, Fullington said he «successfully fought against Assemblyman Heastie and the New York politicians who redirected Long Island's state school aid to New York City <» adding:

But I am ready to take it on, like I've done as attorney general, where I've fought for you against bankers, lobbyists and corruption politicians in both parties.

I don't have polls to back this up, but a simplified version of what I just said would be: A libertarian is likely to vote FOR «pro-gay-marriage» specifically - e.g. in a referendum - but vote against politicians («D») who are for gay marriage for reasons that have nothing to do with gay marriage but with the politicians» other policiFOR «pro-gay-marriage» specifically - e.g. in a referendum - but vote against politicians («D») who are for gay marriage for reasons that have nothing to do with gay marriage but with the politicians» other policifor gay marriage for reasons that have nothing to do with gay marriage but with the politicians» other policifor reasons that have nothing to do with gay marriage but with the politicians» other policies.

Cricketer - turned politician Imran Khan, for instance, did not spare a moment to have a photo opportunity with the victim, even while sticking to his hypocritical stance against the use of American drones and for peace with the Taliban.

Citizens can and do vote for or against politicians based on their position on guns.

Second, up against the wall, Parliament gave in to the demands of the «Pots and Pans Revolution», including the protesters» demand for a new constitution to be drawn up by the people, not by politicians or their lawyers.

In coming days, prosecutors are expected to call witnesses tied to additional charges against Silver: That he profited from legal work sent to a second law firm in Manhattan by mega-landlord Glenwood Management and another real estate developer in return for the politician's alleged backing of real estate legislation.

He told Syracuse.com he opposes Cuomo's calls for the Legislature to approve public financing of political campaigns, is undecided on closing the LLC loophole that lets wealthy donors contribute almost unlimited amounts to politicians, and is against the governor's call to limit the outside income of lawmakers to 15 percent of their $ 79,500 base salary as legislators.

I actually asked if there was a possiblity that my donation could be seized and used for the general fund, and although the answer was no, since politicians love «sweeps» I wouldn't bet against anything.

Andy would have been the best leader we never had last time, he's not right this time, incidentally your choice for Mayor Diane Abbot comes out with her usual nonsense regarding, her 24,000 majority compared to Khans 2,000 majority, When she was first elected in 1987 ′ she had a swing against her, even though, any really after the 1983 election, it would be expected, that a labour politician would have a swing towards them as 1983 was our all time low, and I could be said her swing against her at the time was due to racism, but Paul boeteng stood for the first time, next to her in 1987 ′ he never had a swing against him,

Only yesterday, the Christian Council of Ghana capped months of protestations against the practice of homosexuality with a strongly worded message against the practice and courting Ghanaians not to vote for any politician who believes in the rights of homosexuals.

Dr. Jim Maxwell, a Republican neurosurgeon, announced in January that he would run against Louise Slaughter, saying Washington was broken and it was time for someone who wasn't a career politician to fix it.

The simple fact of that matter is that the same politicians who will argue for «Voter ID» will also argue against free and easy to obtain national identification.

That's why we're asking you to stand up against Rupert Murdoch and the billionaires who think that politicians should work only for them.»

They set up a crowd - funded event, Unite Against Dividers, for artists, activists, curators, politicians, entrepreneurs, publishers and union and migrant representatives to meet up and organise in the wake of the Brexit vote.

In «Yes Minister», Sir Humphrey is infinitely more intelligent than Jim Hacker, and invariably tries to frustrate whatever changes the politician wants to make to the system - but, if given an instruction, he follows it: it would be against his sense of his professional pride for him not to do so.

In a press conference last night, Espada accused Cuomo of using a civil lawsuit against him as political payback for the Bronx politician's role in a Senate coup last summer.

«I have spent years fighting for small business owners, family farms, hardworking families and the neediest among us against the corrupt, rigged system that has allowed Albany politicians and their cronies to literally steal from Upstate New Yorkers while destroying our economy.»

Defense attorneys thus far have attacked Singh's credibility as a government witness and sought to use his own words against him — in part by playing secretly made recordings in which Singh says he has no story about politicians to share with federal investigators and Mangano gave him «nothing» for gestures such as hiring Linda Mangano.

For the record, while the politically powerful Nehru - Gandhi family has shown that concession was not a bad venture as some may think, the incommodious confusion of political party action with family matters by some particularly petty politicians, in my view, runs against the grain of human values.

As to those politicians, of the four Republicans that blatantly went against their supporters and constituents, one has already quit, two are in serious danger of losing their primaries, and the last is facing a primary challenge and a general election challenge for the first time in decades.

Maverick politician, Kennedy Agyapong has cautioned the current National Executives of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) not to dare contest for reelection if they fail to rise up and speak against current happenings in the party and government.

The Nigerian Union of Pensioners, Triangular Group, Osun State Chapter has warned politicians and some pensioners against using the issue of pensions and gratuity for political gains.

Eddie Izard isn't a sure bet, if Sadiq Kahn or David Lammy are both shortlisted for London Mayor they will have a huge advantage over there white colleagues in a London Primary, especially if they're running against a non politician.