Sentences with phrase «like snake oil salesmen»

In that climate of fear about the future, ALEC's Rich States, Poor States offers an elixir that purports to cure what ails you — like snake oil salesmen in days of yore.

This is the same insti.tution that looks the other way when children are ra.ped, that tell people in AIDS - ridden parts of the world not to use condoms, that peddles miracles to old ladies like snake oil salesmen.

Imagine if «sandwich artist» became a synonym for deceitfulness, just as once honorable professions like snake oil salesman and ambulance chaser did in previous decades.

Romney is like a snake oil salesman!

From one of their Advisory Panel members, former Big Food exec and healthy eating advocate Bruce Bradley, «Over the past decade or so, Big Food increasingly acts more and more like a snake oil salesman, shilling sugary, salt - laden, fatty processed foods and calling them «healthy.»»

The bastards fooled me just like a snake oil salesman fooled the infirmed (notice the snake similarity?).

Not only is it a lot easier to get noticed as part of a group, but you feel less like a snake oil salesman promoting someone else's work than constantly bigging up your own.

I guess I'm just irked when those in my profession sound more like the snake oil salesman of old than the professionals we are.

Not sure how to network for a new job without feeling like a snake oil salesman?

Consider seminars such as Breaking Down Silos, where you can get some practical tools and strategies for successful networking without feeling like a snake oil salesman.

Not exact matches

First things first: If you come off like a snake - oil salesman desperate to get his hands on capital, you'll immediately turn investors away.

At that point, I realized that, like him, many business owners are stumbling around a minefield of misinformation about SEO which is being propagated by snake oil salesmen littered across the industry.

He must think his god is keeping track of how any conversions each charlatan, sorry he doesn't like that word, each snake oil salesman makes.

This guy, like Mitt was a snake oil salesman.

Spoken like a true snake oil salesman... «Ya got trouble, my friend, right here, I say, trouble right here in River City.»

I don't have the time or the desire to debunk a snake oil salesman creationist like Myers.

My scorn is the result of 2 - bit snake - oil salesmen like you telling others what to do with their bodies and their lives because you think your «god» is the authority of the law.

Feeling a little like someone getting ripped off by a snake - oil salesman, I walked into the office and asked the acupuncturist, «So, how do I know this is really going to work?»

I don't want to feel like I'm buying health information from a carnival barker, or snake - oil salesman.

Naturally there are many snake - oil salesmen, which has historically created more demand for both the high - end hagwons and trusted programs with human tutors like MegaStudy.

Like any other hot industry, there are snake oil salesmen everywhere.

If like me you are weary of the snake oil salesmen that seem to be behind the majority of Forex or Trading education you will feel safe allowing Lance to guide you on this exciting journey, that with the wrong guide, is fraught with danger.

I agree with Max and Jordan although there is no need to create posts that read like you are a snake oil salesman.

There needs to be some degree of personality and differentiation to avoid running smack into the listener's marketing filters and looking like a snake - oil salesman.

Kind of like looking at the snake oil salesman and thinking, «I can be that healthy and good looking if I use his product».

Gain — I feel sorry for for thinking that someone like me who knows how to decipher and isolate what a target market truly values, and then deliver it in spades — with integrity — is the activity of a slick, snake - oil salesman.