Sentences with phrase «not political hacks»

«They're not political hacks, they're not dead wood.

On August 28, 2007, Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards proposed what he called «Brownie's Law» requiring that «qualified people, not political hacks», lead key federal agencies.

Asked to respond to Trotta, Schaffer said: «I will let the voters of Babylon decide that, not a political hack.»

«I have no idea what they do, but Bo Dietl is not a political hack.»

Not exact matches

It shows how hacking is not just a political mission but a personal one too (yes, Snowden creeped on her computer).

The same «damned if you don't but possibly way more damned if you do» situation is manifesting itself in a wildly different way when it comes to Russia's hacking and cyber espionage on US political institutions, voter rolls and even the cyber probing of American voting machines.

so let's get this straight, Bill Maher calls Sarah Palin the C - word, and not ONE WORD from any of you support the women people... but Limbaugh calls out a 30 year old political hack and Rome is now burning.

The consensus is that Russia influenced the US election in Trump's favor (by eg hacking his political opponents and strategically using that information to influence public opinion; this may or may not have happened in coordination with some people from the Trump campaign).

We are fortunate when we can protect a tree that has been provided by nature, but to make the extra effort of applying human labour to plant trees and subsequently hack them down for firewood, is a reflection of the thoughtlessness of both the contractor, political authority, and the littlemindedness of those who could not protect the shady trees.

Party - political division and further entry - points for careerists and hacks — whether in Westminster or Holyrood — are not the answer.

Despite the rise of social media, one straight - talking agency boss (who is not a former journalist himself) is adamant that old - school political hacks still bring plenty to the public affairs table.

Republican mayoral nominee Joe Lhota ratcheted up his attacks on de Blasio Thursday, calling him a «political hack» who «talks in great platitudes» but doesn't have the «skills or ability» to run New York City.

We need more people who understand the complexities of the highly - interconnected global economy helping to fashion legislation in DC — not more political hacks like Blakeman.

In a Facebook post that was later removed, Mr. Kleinberg complained of long hours and micromanagement and described his experience with the administration as working with «political hacks plus a boss who just couldn't get it,» adding, «It was a bad combination for sure.»

CIVIC CENTER — Mayor Bill de Blasio's new social media director has quit — saying in a scathing Facebook post that he had to do it to save his own «health and sanity» from an office full of «political hacks plus a boss who just couldn't get it.»

I know Simcha for 15 years, before being elected to the City Council, (when he was still a private citizen), & he's not a typical political hack that's always looking out for what benefits himself.

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio's new social media director has quit — saying in a scathing Facebook post that he had to do it to save his own «health and sanity» from an office full of «political hacks plus a boss who just couldn't get it.»

Disappointed Lynton Crosby's gig at #AWEurope is off just because some political hacks got pissed off because they couldn't get an invite.

If only he didn't keep stocking the agencies and authorities with hacks... if his 10 % cut to State govt was not directed at the civil service schlubs and instead involved real consolidation and elimination of redundant bureaucracies and deadwood management political appointees, I'd be pretty satisfied.

But while the hacks and the lobbyists all marveled at this bold / bonkers (depending on your political slant) pledge, the membership were mostly complaining that it hadn't gone far enough; why wasn't Ed promising to re-nationalise the energy companies and give electricity and gas away to everyone for free?

Since you are initiating an «outside management consultant» onto CUNY wouldn't it make sense to utilize one to look at your own bloated executive bureaucracy where you seem intent on hiring every donor and political hack you know?

Not only will they have to survive punishing lobbying briefings with news - hungry political hacks, the ad states that the postholder will have to go even further....

Hillary Clinton's campaign staff was concerned about political fallout from Gov. Andrew Cuomo's signature gun - control bill, the SAFE ACT, calling it «not a safe bet,» when she gave a short speech praising him at a gala last year, according to hacked emails released recently by Wikileaks.

Computer hacking is not just the work of foreign governments getting into government or political parties computers.

«I ended up with political hacks, plus a boss who just couldn't get.

Rangel has been a racist, a thief and a left wing political hack for 40 years and he's not even going to get his hand slapped.

Republican mayoral nominee Joe Lhota ratcheted up his attacks on Democratic opponent Bill de Blasio Thursday, calling him a «political hack» who «talks in great platitudes» but doesn't have the «skills or ability» to run New York City.

They are incandescent at the political damage done by the phone - hacking scandal and angry that News Corp has not voluntarily suspended its attempted takeover of BSkyB in the wake of the allegations.

Decision keeps pressure on Andy Coulson If the police start looking into allegations of widespread, endemic phone hacking at the News of the World, something they didn't do in 2006, the pressure for Andy Coulson to stand aside during a revived full - scale investigation could be hard to resist, writes political editor Gary Gibbon.

Many can't and reporting who is a political hack and who isn't should be part of the story.

Many can't and reporting who is a political hack and who isn't should be part of the story.

Whatever you think of this particular effort, it has become ever clearer that climate information not only «wants» to be free, but will be — whether through pressure for further transparency and objectivity on the part of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change or the liberation / hacking / theft / disclosure of climate documents produced with government money, whether they raise questions about the motives of some scientists or reveal attempts by political operatives to raise public doubt about climate findings.

If Dessler's claim had not been made by Dessler, but by some run - of - the - mill political hack, his mischaracterisation would be inconsequential.

Of course the stock can't go too far, because the political hacks will be back for more.

And how can anyone not denigrate political hacks.

Dr. Curry is only listing one corruption to avoid discussing the the larger one in the room which is humanity hating socialism in the broadest sense of the term, encompassing most of the AGW advocate society not just the bottom fish science and administrative class making a buck off climate funding or the political hacks selling the message to the willful ignorant mob who pretend it isn't another tax and spend scheme that might expand their handouts.

This is not about climate change, it's about money, power and control, the lifeblood of political hacks and pork.

Not necessarily a surprise when a left / progressive «Big Green» political hack is put in charge.

Well, technically I am not a «political hack», since that is an unskilled person who works for a political party and does so for personal gain.

Because, at some point, it becomes necessary not to «shift away» but to push back against a clique of bullies locked in malign alliance with powerful government agencies and political hacks like Raúl Grijalva.

He says Lawler, who is fresh out of Harvard Law School, is «not some sort of a political hack on a vendetta against Swanson, but an idealistic young lawyer who happens to believe in unions.»