Sentences with phrase «not as politicians»

We are going to make sure the best people get in our elections to run, not as politicians, but as Americans.

We are going to make sure the best people get in our elections to run not as politicians, but as Americans.»

Contrasting electoral systems, and the fact that U.S. Greens run as purists, not as politicians.

He came in not as a politician.

90, Ed.D.» 00, first got involved with the school system not as a politician but as a parent of two daughters enrolled in Cambridge Public Schools.

It can't be downplayed, though, that her first book was about the life of a First Lady, which tends to sell well, and not as a politician, which might not be as appealing to as many readers.

Not exact matches

«I was trying to explain, in response to a question about the election, that my limited understanding was that the President talked to a portion of America like an accessible person they could relate to, as he was NOT a politician.»

Conservative central bankers such as Poloz stay clear of subjects outside their remits because they don't want to give politicians an excuse to resume telling central banks how to manage inflation.

«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.

That may be as much for politicians and regulators as for entrepreneurs, but that's not to say the sentiment behind them isn't sincere.

Not only is the Wells Fargo scandal easy to grasp for the average American — it's a slam - dunk issue for politicians as well.

And the politicians in Washington who are working to curtail basic benefits such as health care and food stamps plainly won't consider the value of spending trillions on a new social - welfare scheme.

If pro athletes and entertainers want to freelance as political pundits, then they should not be surprised when they're called out for insulting politicians.

Schultz then went a bit contemplative on the raptly - attentive crowd, sharing with the audience his belief that individual citizens, not just politicians and political parties, need to increase civility and improve the discourse level in the country, not only every four years but ever day, in the face of what Schultz sees as increased partisanship, polarization and cynicism.

It likely wasn't just about preserving her reputation as premier, but protecting Wynne's biggest asset and the foundation upon which the 2014 Liberal campaign was built: authenticity, an elusive quality among politicians.

«Canadians might not like them as politicians — they may not vote for them because they're too conservative on social issues — but they're not the kind of governors that make trouble for Canada.»

She questioned whether a single revelation could have persuaded some voters not to vote for Trump, saying «there's been a huge erosion of trust» as media outlets had allowed themselves to «become discredited» by partisans and politicians seeking to engage in a battle of disinformation.

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 don't need a career as a politician, nor do I want to run for anything else.

British politicians aren't exactly known as paragons of good decision - making right now, so Canadian regulators and the federal government may want to do the opposite of anything that's happening over there.

He also won't vote for Clinton, whom he says he views as a «corrupt» career politician.

Throughout the presidential campaign, Trump's actions as a politician directly impacted his business — and not in a way that benefitted the president - elect.

Apple doesn't have a corporate political action committee that gives to federal candidates, so Cook has acted as the company's ambassador to leading politicians.

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.»

«As to whether this particular group of politicians is going to really achieve that success is not something I can make a particular judgment about.»

Other celebrities and politicians have denied accusations, but none has stooped as low as suggesting that their accusers weren't attractive enough to be honored with their gropes.

This strikes me as an odd attack, not least because of the reason politicians focus on the middle class: most people consider themselves to be part of it.

Do politicians see a currency they can't track or control as a threat — or an asset?

As a rare CEO of a big bank who avoided the worst of the mortgage crisis, Mr. Dimon carries an influential voice, and one that many politicians would rather not hear.

Mr Buffett doesn't pay as much in taxes because he has accountants and lawyers who make Mr Buffett's income pleasant to politicians.

But the massive disparities in stock ownership are important for two reasons: One is that when a politician brings up the stock market as a measure of economic success, that success isn't very relevant to many Americans.

«This is about us begging for our lives; this isn't about the GOP, this isn't about the Democrats, this is about us creating a badge of shame for any politicians accepting money from the NRA and using us as collateral,» Kasky said.

The far - right politician reportedly wants France to dump the euro and adopt a new version of the French franc, which hasn't been used as legal currency since 2002.

I suspect that in India — as opposed to here in Canada — the Trudeau Family's effort to go full Bollywood will be viewed more kindly by ordinary citizens who hear about it, as an eccentric but friendly gesture, not the grave insult Conservative politicians and Canadian pundits are trying to spin it into.

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.

As each slogs through the fights of their lives, a single truth emerges: politicians who simply don't surrender, and don't engage their critics, and don't admit there's even a debate to be had, are really hard to beat.

What bothered me the most was the comment that fact checking wasn't enough, politicians continue to use the lie even after it's been exposed as a lie because it gets votes.

Mylan has been called out again and again over the years — by the company's own employees, regulators, patients, politicians and the press — and hasn't changed, even as revenue has skyrocketed, hitting $ 11 billion last year.

This makes trading somewhat complicated, because there isn't always a rhyme or reason as to why politicians do what they do.

Other politicians should not take this as their cue to establish a «Joni Mitchell's Big Yellow Taxi Stand» in Swift Current, Sask., or an «Avril Lavigne's Sk8er Boi Skate Park» in Napanee, Ont., and please do not consider a «Taking Care of Business Park» in Winnipeg.

The Federal Reserve Act set staggered terms for the Federal Reserve Board members (selected by local business and financial leaders, not Washington politicians) so that the President could not «pack the bench» as Jackson had done in 1833 by removing Secretary Duane in favor of Taney.

Either way, if Kanda succeeds in his ambitious cleanup by completing the deals he has now agreed, 1MDB's problems will not weigh as heavily directly on the finances of the government as many investors, analysts and politicians had feared.

A politician as astute as Bill Clinton is not going to fail to notice that.

The conservative politician who can listen to members of the other political coalition like Reagan did, and who can learn to respond to the arguments of the other side (as opposed to just posturing for the amusement of their own side), won't just win over those who currently think of themselves as swing - voters.

Because liberal journalists, activists, politicians and entertainers are saying they believe and «hope» that that it is a right - wing terrorist, aren't hoping that the terrorism will just be treated as an isolated event.

When Colbert starts tweeting lies about that very politician and then claims they are not meant as factual statements it gives you a better sense of the real issue.

No one is saying that the other religions / philosopies are not as bad, although I have never heard of a politician who follows Buddhist tradition trying to stop legalization of abortions, or an adherent of Jainism trying to stop same sex marriage.

But they try to make it look like it is about «belief» in the sense of faith (in a deity or non faith in a deity) and as often as not it is about political views (beliefs) and elections and politicians (and nothing to do with deity).

As far as Christian politicians: they all HAVE to declare that they are believers and who their God is or they will not be electeAs far as Christian politicians: they all HAVE to declare that they are believers and who their God is or they will not be electeas Christian politicians: they all HAVE to declare that they are believers and who their God is or they will not be elected.

Wow.Mr.Limbaugh's belated «apology «aside, I find myself stunned at the level of vitriol, rudeness, and sheer hatred we seem determined to spew at each across the web nowadays; its advent has obviously unleashed some deeply - buried, long - simmering resevoirs of hate, scorn, and opprobium that has finally boiled over among many of us.If we spent even a third of that energy seeking solutions to righting the badly - listing ship - of - state called America... Well.The politicians aren't going to do it, fellow citizens.As clever as we think we are venting over folly and nonsense on these websites, we had better get busy getting our nation's affairs in order, or we'll become the laughingstock of the world, with tiny,no - name third world countries thumbing their noses at us and telling us to «Get lost, America, you silly, Hollywood has - been.