Sentences with phrase «of dog whistles»

Honestly, the «wide open spaces» in Australia are between peoples ears, listening is a lost art because of the deafening cacophany of dog whistles, and anybody capable of engaging in critical thought is irrelevant because they fail to connect with the politics of the day.

Consider, for example, that some dog trainers use ultrasonic devices in the form of dog whistles to communicate with their four - legged partners.

President Donald Trump won office utilizing these sorts of dog whistles — by pitting «real Americans» versus outsiders.

Boris part - Kenyan Obama comment is yet another example of dog whistle racism from senior Tories.

And it's also a bit of a dog whistle; we're parsing the statement carefully and literally, whereas other sorts of readers will happily take it as somebody with credentials saying that warming has stopped.

It was more of a dog whistle.

Not exact matches

The «job - killing carbon tax» line is nothing if not a dog whistle to westerners still fearful of Ottawa's grubby hands.

His London mayoral election campaign, where he was widely accused of running a racist «dog - whistle» campaign against Sadiq Khan, appeared to have hurt his support among left and liberal - leaning voters.

Hugh MacDonald Slogan: None Elected experience: MLA for Edmonton - Gold Bar from 1997 to present Background: Since stepping into his role as the opposition labour critic during his first - term and making headlines over the government's shaky handling of rotting pine shakes roofing and lack of whistle - blower protection, Hugh MacDonald earned a reputation as a dogged critic of the Tories.

White house, I should have known... a dog whistle name for the edifice of leadership in this country.

And in the House of Commons he quickly became respected on all sides as a principled man who stood up for his deeply held beliefs rather than blindly following the dog whistle of party politics.

The teacher blows the whistle and everyone jumps in the pool and starts dog paddling during the tread water portion of the test and as you are keeping yourself afloat you look around and see a large number of students wearing inflated water wings and just napping as they float through the exam.

The double whistle blast is used to sendthe dog in any direction; the arm signal indicates the direction he is to go.As the dog ranges ahead of you, whistle him to stop.

To control the dogs, handlers use a variety of hand and whistle signals.

Instead of everybody and their dogs hairdresser playing Nostradamus condemning us to utter defeat, long before the last whistle is blown...

The business secretary's criticisms of «dog - whistle politics» were not targeted at backbench irrelevances.

And I can't see that using «the new progressive politics of the family» to «take on the right's agenda» amounts to very much more than stealing «education, education, education» from Romano Prodi in 1997 or Obama's dog whistle use of «change» in 2009.

Yet allegations of racist dog - whistling have not stayed Goldsmith's hand.

Labour, in turn, have accused the Conservatives of «dog - whistle» racism and a campaign which is a «racist scream».

Today, civil liberties group Liberty sent a van around the capital attacking the Home Office for the «dog whistle» nature of the campaign.

It would need to exclude, for example, the likes of Andy Burnham, whose dog whistling over some issues during the leadership campaign I don't think I'll ever be able to forget.

«For years, dog whistle press releases have spewed from the Home Office like summer wedding confetti, leaving this important area of public policy in disarray.»

The Conservatives have been accused of politicising Khan's Muslim background by «dog - whistling» with references to him being «radical» and «divisive», and linking him to extremists.

And it has been seen by many as a somewhat dubious dog whistle in the direction of Kendall, who does not have children.

Accusing him of racism, he said, is «a dog whistle for the left.»

This phrase «dog whistle» has come into widespread use lately, and is a curious instance of a word that enacts its own meaning.

(2) The paper was written in the aftermath of Michael Howard's «dog - whistle» election campaign.

One senior Lib Dem branded the speech a return to «dog whistle» politics, while government sources struggled to confirm whether reducing immigration to «tens of thousands» was official policy.

«This does look to be a rather disappointing return to the dog whistle politics of Michael Howard,» said Welsh Liberal Democrat leader Kirsty Williams.

The speech threw coalition policy on immigration into disarray, with one senior Lib Dem branding the speech a return to «dog whistle» politics and government sources struggling to confirm whether reducing immigration to «tens of thousands» was official policy.

We talk to him about what the code words are, how they may demean someone of a different race or culture, and what we can to decode dog - whistles.

There's a list of phrases, and you may agree or disagree that they are racial dog - whistles.

Republican candidate Mitt Romney risked accusations of dog - whistle racism today when he praised the UK's Anglo - Saxon heritage ahead of his visit to London.

He was accused of blowing a «dog whistle» to right - leaning voters.

(For instance, citations of a Lee Atwater quote about racial «dog whistles» by Republicans to get the Southern white vote, or a Lynden Johnson quote about Democrats using entitlement programs to get the African American vote.)

The claims of dog - whistle politics aren't exclusive to the 1960s though, David A. Love contends that Republican support for Voter ID is an extension of those

«This week, from this White House, we have heard the racist dog - whistles of campaign rhetoric morph into the clear and undeniable language of racism,» the letter states.

Questioned about his heavily Tory - baiting speech this afternoon Cable attacked the emergence of «dog whistle politics» from the Tories on issues like immigration and benefits, and insisted that they required «more of a political response.»

May is playing the migration card by adding another five years of failure to make it a dirty dozen misses (should she win on June 8 and the Cons continue until 2022) with reducing the net figure below the illusive 100,000 a series of peeps on a dog whistle.

It added: «Mr Cameron played skillfully to those whose first concern is looking after number one, albeit without ever quite resorting to the abject dog whistle meanness that would have stirred the ghost of Tory campaigns past.»

A recent Tory campaign to «Keep Havering Safe», for example, was accused of «dog - whistle racism» after leaflets were distributed warning that the borough could soon resemble diverse «inner city» areas under Khan.

Rather than collectively discussing ways of reforming the union - Labour link with the 15 affiliated unions, Miliband engaged in «dog - whistle» politics by quickly responding to the taunts of the Tories and the mischief making of the Blairites.

This isn't just dog - whistle politics, it is politics of the gutter.

«It is a disgrace and the prime minister has debased his office, not only by allowing a culture of division to be fostered in the London mayoral election campaign but to use the House of Commons as the platform for his hateful brand of dog - whistle politics.

This was particularly damaging over the issue of immigration, where de facto the last Labour government encouraged migrants due to the economic benefits, while simultaneously some figures in the Labour party indulged in dog - whistle collusion in anti-migrant sentiment.

[1] In what Goodin calls «the classic case» of dog - whistling, [13] Crosby created a campaign for the Conservatives with the slogan «Are you thinking what we're thinking?»

«My message to the left is, if you don't support this full throttle, you will be gifting a big victory to the dog - whistle politics of Nigel Farage which, if successful, will unleash a wave of nasty nationalism across our country.»

Furious Muslim Tory peer Sayeeda Warsi tweeted: «Our appalling dog whistle campaign for #LondonMayor2016 lost us the election, our reputation & credibility on issues of race and religion.»

I wanted to know if it was a dog whistle, this language, keeping women and other marginalized members of society down.

A rule of thumb: Don't trust that your pup is active unless you or a dog walker is there to confirm it, or you have a canine fitness tracker like Tagg or Whistle.