Sentences with phrase «for older politicians»

It's incredible — you might say bordering on demented — that a man who pitched his leadership on respect for older politicians should write off his entire generation for being irrational, nostalgic, racists.

That he has emerged from the early part of the leadership campaign as the most ideologically energetic and robust of the candidates strengthens the case for older politicians.

Not exact matches

And while plenty of old - economy industries might object to any special treatment for the tech sector, it may be unavoidable if politicians actually want highly skilled workers and entrepreneurs to come to Canada.

Biden, a longtime politician who is now 74 years old, spurred speculation in recent months that he would run for president in 2020, though he has not officially announced any intention to do so.

As Doug Howorko and George Tsougrianis put it so bluntly for Zaggtime, «No matter what politicians say, the old manufacturing jobs of the industrial age are not coming back.

I was reminded as we spoke of a great old piece of Chicago advice for patronage jobseekers, attributed to various politicians, that goes: «We don't want nobody that nobody sent.»

Former PC MLAs Thomas Lukaszuk, Doug Griffiths, Teresa Woo - Paw, and Stephen Khan and current Independent PC MLA Richard Starke have been mentioned as potential candidates, though bringing in former politicians associated with an unpopular old government might not be the best strategy for the newly rebranded party.

If you're looking for more reliable SAT scores for politicians I would look at ELiot Spitzer (this is from the much more reliable NY TImes) who claims (note that to my knowledge oreilly and Limbaugh haven't even claimed to have taken the SAT let alone get any high score on the SAT) to have gotten a 1590 SAT on the old SAT and a perfect LSAT score

But we could hypothesize that «whenever a principle such as «Parliamentary Reform» is found in the antecedent world as a contrast between (a) moderate revival of an old ideal, (b) ultraconservative reaction, (c) popular anticipation of radical change, and (d) a vehicle for the ambitions of young politicians and idealists, then the principle in form (d) is most likely to be articulated as the primary element in some event emerging from that antecedent world.»

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.

Mindful that even as new principles are proclaimed, old habits die hard and citizens and politicians could tend to entangle government and religion (e.g., «the appointment of chaplains to the two houses of Congress» and «for the army and navy» and «[r] eligious proclamations by the Executive recommending thanksgivings and fasts»), he considered the question whether these actions were «consistent with the Constitution, and with the pure principle of religious freedom» and responded: «In strictness the answer on both points must be in the negative.

Joshua Peck, a father to a four - year - old daughter and a U.K. politician, sparked a conversation about gendered toys on Twitter after recently tweeting about a space - themed lunch box by retailer John Lewis that was labeled for «boys.»

Modern politicians don't pass muster - although an old - stager like Sir Peter Tapsell gets praised for his unmodish «bravery».

It would be a help — but is not essential — that a secretary of state for culture has some cultural dimension, but, you see, my old constituent Lord Hailsham would say that every politician worth his salt has to have a cultural dimension, because that's what politicians always had — some knowledge of the great literature, you know, Disraeli...

If we do, we end up with politicians who are hermetically sealed until they are old enough to be elected, so that they don't make mistakes for 20 years.

It has become increasingly common for politicians and commentators to criticise the attitudes, behaviour and lifestyle of the «baby boomers», who are now entering old age.

Trump also said in a tweet that Democrats should be «ashamed» for their response to his decision regarding Comey, and sent out a highlight reel of old news clips and public appeals made by politicians who urged the former director to step down, but are now blasting his ouster.

A 61 - year - old cab driver posted on Facebook early today that city and state politicians were to blame for his financial ruin — then pulled up to the gates of City Hall and shot himself dead with a shotgun, authorities said.

But beyond broadening the range of issues up for discussion, the presence of an older politician as a credible contender (Corbyn is 66) marks a long - overdue shift in British electoral politics.

We know where we are with old lefties who declare «we're a rich country» — as though that is just a given, and all politicians need to do is decide how to spend it — and who spit out the word «profit» as if it were a profanity (and as if any of the things they say they want could be paid for without it).

For his part, the 60 - year - old Cuomo is a career politician with an extensive record of championing gay rights.

«Convicted politicians should not grow old comfortably, cushioned by a pension paid for by the very people they betrayed in office,» Bharara said.

Prosecutors say the 74 - year - old Silver earned $ 4 million illegally in fees for his work on behalf of a cancer researcher and real estate developers who stood to benefit from his clout as one of the three most powerful politicians in New York state government.

Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn, an old - school machine politician, has looked vulnerable for years.

The 44 - year - old politician revealed how Labour is ready to introduce new quotas for the police, judges and top civil service jobs to combat racial inequality.

We don't need the same old politicians going back to Albany playing the insider game that's happened for decades and decades.

The 42 - year - old politician had initially waved off a run for the GOP nomination, but reconsidered once Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb abruptly ended his campaign in February.

The Rev. Al Sharpton criticizes veteran Harlem Rep. Charlie Rangel and other members of the old guard of black politicians for failing to groom successors.

The challenge for both politicians and business is understanding how older people should be communicated with and targeted.

«You will quite agree with me that all those politicians that made PDP tick in Enugu state in the past, including former governor of old Anambara state and ex - senator, Ifeanyichukwu Jim Nwobodo have all dumped the opposition party, for APC.»

By fixating on the hidden meanings in one picture (ironic for a newspaper that prints a deeply disturbing picture of a half - naked 20 year old every day) it is guilty of trivialising political debate and directly ensuring more politicians will be too terrified to engage with controversial issues.

««My board could be supportive of after - school programs and at least get a committee going — go into schools and organize activities like escort service for old people, cleaning up the parks and all sorts of things,» said the fledgling politician.

Elected houses have to pander to the public, the public are generally stupid; in return for a vote politicians set aside all petty considerations (like the law, morality, basic human decency and common sense) and pass stupid, kneejerk, dangerous laws (the only people to disagree with Her Majesty's government passing dangerous laws in the name of anti-terrorism were a bunch of out - of - touch 90 - year - old judges, who have been replaced by a tame political supreme court).

Mr Cameron told the Lib Dem leader not to «put himself on a pedestal» over MPs» expenses, after Mr Clegg repeated his claim that politicians from «both of the old parties» had not been held to account for flipping their second home designations to maximise their income from allowances.

«He has been in the House of Reps for 12 years; he is not a new politician; he is an old hand», the Governor added, expressing belief that Ugwuanyi would consolidate on the achievements of his government.

In Finland, «old boys networks provide fertile ground for corruption to grow» and it is argued that revolving doors that take politicians and business people into each other's spheres needs to be addressed.

The leading pair were soon pinned in a corner for a frantic photography session that lasted nearly as long as their speeches, with both an older woman and a teenager in a yarmulke climbing atop a couch to snap a picture of the star and her politician of choice.

We are the radicals now, breaking apart the old system with a massive transfer for power, from the state to citizens, politicians to people, government to society.

On the issue of Republicans and Democrats in New York State hiding behind the old «waiting for the science to come in» line that politicians have used to not answer questions on everything from climate change to Pebble Mine, Hawkins did give the Democrats a bit of a pass... «The Republicans want to repeal the enlightenment — the Democrats just want to repeal the New Deal.»

Asked why the county organization is going with Diaz, Garcia said, «It's the same old musical chairs» in the Bronx, where favored elected politicians move between Albany and City Hall, often being selected in a party process for a special election rather than through a primary.

Politicians have long talked about changing the succession rules, which currently operate male preference primogeniture - male heirs getting preference over their older female siblings (which hasn't actually been an issue for many decades).

In the true essence of Albany, politicians in this nearly 400 - year - old city bargained and bickered over a host of seemingly unconnected issues as gay couples and other states watched closely for indications about which way the national debate is evolving over using the word «marriage» to describe the union between people of the same sex.

The common - sense principle is a simple one: Convicted politicians should not grow old comfortably cushioned by a pension paid for by the very people they betrayed in office.»

Coming through very strongly in the comments on Jac's article is the message about the electorate (particularly Labour supporters) being sick to death of the old ways, the nepotism, jobs for the boys, Westminster elite, professional politician types.

«I understand that it doesn't seem like a priority for a lot of old school politicians, but it it sends a message that we are listening and we care.»

«This decision seems to have been made based on the same sort of fake theatrics that marked the period before the War in Iraq, where politicians looked for fake evidence, faulty intelligence, hearsay, innuendo or old archives of things we already knew,» Wilson said in a statement.

Which leaves an opening for a new leader to pick up the reins and sell a vision of a new UKIP, fighting for all those who feel that Westminster doesn't care about them and that Brexit Britain is precisely the time and place to break free of the shackles of the same old politicians and elites.

The 30 - year - old, who is eligible for parole in 2021 wrote, «I believe the students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland are courageous and inspiring for demanding action from politicians.»

Bryan John Ellicott, a 27 - year - old bisexual trans man from Staten Island, was honored for his scrappy activism, including suing the city Parks Department when he was forced to leave a Staten Island public pool for changing in the men's locker room, and fighting the tampon tax and anti-choice politicians.

Unfortunately for the 70 - year - old Silver, Southern District US Attorney Preet Bharara, unlike Morgenthau, doesn't have a campaign committee that can accept — or reject — a politician's cash.