Sentences with phrase «of a smear campaign»

Good, honest hard - working people should not be afraid to run for office because of the possibility of a smear campaign being launched against them.

«Having completed a review, we have concluded, as have regulators in the past, that Michael's character and fitness are unimpeachable and that certain recent articles were part of a smear campaign targeting Ulster County's Nevele project.

The rhetoric contradicts North Korean officials who claimed they had been the target of a smear campaign by the US.

«The details about the misdemeanor assault were disclosed publicly years ago, and this has all the hallmarks of a smear campaign by one of the Nevele's competitors,» Runciman said in the press release.

The eurosceptic party says the stories are the result of a smear campaign originating in Conservative head office.

Director Peter Jackson says he is now realizing that Harvey Weinstein's advice to avoid working with Mira Sorvino or Ashley Judd was likely part of a smear campaign against the two actresses.

if satan actually existed i would suggest that he has been the victim of a smear campaign in the bible.

Runciman previously said the new report about the sister's six - year - old lawsuit had «all the hallmarks of a smear campaign by one of the Nevele's competitors» for a New York state casino license.

In 2009, I was the subject of a smear campaign in relation to House of Lords allowances.

Venezuela's state - owned oil company PDVSA on Monday said it was the target of a smear campaign after the U.S. Justice Department said three of the firm's former employees had pleaded Continue Reading

With 3 BPI plants suspending production because of your smear campaign... it is possible that after the 60 day pay period... that up to 3000 people could lose their jobs.

This sort of smear campaign will not do NDC party any good.

Latimer claimed without foundation that the Astorino campaign was attempting to use the «rumor» of his relationship with Kettner as part of a smear campaign while the opposite was the case, the part about the affair was true and the part about Astorino using it against him was false.

«As such, those using any means of smear campaign against our peace - loving governor will never succeed.»

Even Helen Sears agrees (finally) that this type of smear campaign has no place in the race for the council seat.

But McCluskey and Diane Abbott, the shadow international development secretary, accused the Conservatives of a smear campaign against Labour before the local, mayoral and assembly elections.

But there's so much more brewing in this dense, deviously clever series, an utterly scathing portrait of party politics and dirty tricks, of power and abuse, of the viciousness of smear campaigns from rival parties, and that's all before the depths of the real conspiracy become clear.

«Those of us who teach, parent and live in real - world Wisconsin see the truth every day through our children's eyes — there are fewer teachers in our classrooms, tax dollars are being taken out of our neighborhood public schools to subsidize private school tuition and we're facing a teacher shortage as a result of a smear campaign of epic proportions,» said Kippers.

Prof Tol said: «This has all the characteristics of a smear campaign.

Despite the Missouri Attorney General's investigation that found Planned Parenthood fully complies with all applicable law, and despite the fact that the leaders of the smear campaign have been indicted; lawmakers continue to push harmful measures to solve nonexistent problems.

if there were a satan, he has obviously been the victim of a smear campaign.

He has become the subject of smear campaigns and demonstrably false conspiracy theories that say either he has been «coached» by his father, a former FBI agent; or he is a «pawn» for anti-gun campaigners; or he is not a victim but a «crisis actor,» paid to travel to disaster sites to argue against stricter gun laws.

Political blogs in the Uk are extremely important — witness the resignation of Gordon brown's closest political adviser this weekend — brought down as a result of his smear campaign being rumbled by polblogger Guido Fawkes.

The Gist: Based on the true story of journalist Gary Webb (played by Renner in the film), «Kill The Messenger» follows a reporter who becomes the target of a smear campaign that drives him to the point of suicide after he exposes the CIA's role in arming Contra rebels in Nicaragua and importing cocaine into California.

Mr Wolfowitz had attempted to shirk full responsibility for the lavish pay rise, and insisted he was the victim of a smear campaign.

Not one of smear campaigns and attack people that has become all too familiar in Albany,» said the mayor.

A few days later, TÜBİTAK denied censoring the books, saying that the newspaper stories were part of a smear campaign.

He and Dumbledore are targets of a smear campaign.

Gary Webb would later become a part of a smear campaign that threatened his kids, his wife, family, and life.