Sentences with phrase «of smear campaign against»

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.

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

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Nabarro says he didn't authorize the release of the allegations while Ghebreyesus denies the charges altogether, classifying them as a «smear campaign» against his candidacy.

She rejected Porter's public assertions that the claims were part of a «coordinated smear campaign» against him.

House Speaker Paul Ryan staunchly defended the controversial American Healthcare Act that passed the House of Representatives last week, claiming that allegations about people with preexisting conditions losing insurance are false and that the Democratic Party had engaged in a smear campaign against the bill.

In a complaint aimed at blocking the certification of Alabama's special election, which is scheduled to take place later on Thursday, Moore's campaign makes accusations of voter fraud and smears against him.

The sites, which often act as launching pads for smear campaigns against entertainment properties that users don't like for one reason or another, are being credited for sinking films before they even see the light of day.

One of the many tactics that are used against anyone who does not support Blockstream and the bitcoin developers who work for them is that you will be targeted in a smear campaign.

Uber investor Ashton Kutcher is defending Uber from comments that one of its executives made on Friday, in which the exec casually threatened to launch a smear campaign against a specific journalist who had written negatively about the company.

Whether right or wrong, the «discernment group» has been accused of covering an affair and either joining a smear campaign against Julie or attempting to have her committed.

To call Breivik a fundamentalist is is nothing but slander, and smacks of a deliberate smear campaign against Christians.

In the early 1960s, Soviet intelligence launched a multi-pronged smear campaign against Pope Pius XII with the aim of undermining the authority of the papacy and with it the authority of the Catholic Church (which at that time was the main focus of resistance to communism in Eastern Europe).

A recent example of just such suspicion and mistrust took place in August, when an anti-trafficking nonprofit called Agape International Missions (AIM) came under fire from the Cambodian government for purportedly working with CNN to stage a smear campaign against Cambodian women.

After running a savage smear campaign against California Chardonnay for most of my early twenties, I want to publicly say I am sorry.

In a separate statement, Furnival said he had resigned to avoid the «political distraction» of the «smear campaign» against him, but also insisted there had been no conflict of interest.

Of course, after leading what appears to be a smear campaign against Freeman and thoroughly destroying any chance of the quarterback rejoining the team at any point in the future, the Bucs don't exactly have much trade leveragOf course, after leading what appears to be a smear campaign against Freeman and thoroughly destroying any chance of the quarterback rejoining the team at any point in the future, the Bucs don't exactly have much trade leveragof the quarterback rejoining the team at any point in the future, the Bucs don't exactly have much trade leverage.

Witnesses would be under oath and they're of course obligated by law to tell the truth, those who have been the ones who have perpetrated this smear campaign against one of the stellar companies in the country... I think they'll have an obligation then to explain themselves why they could not base their allegations on facts and what they've done to damage an industry.

Latest smear campaign against homebirth from Amer J ObGyn contributes to the wrongful and avoidable death of at least 100 mothers every year from unnecessary C - sections.

Downing Street was accused tonight by a senior minister of mounting a «smear campaign» against Hazel Blears by releasing information to the Daily Telegraph that the minister said could only have come from inside Number 10.

Livingstone Wechie has recanted two years after launching a smear campaign against former Governor of Rivers state and now Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi over allegations...

Ukip dispute claims that they have discriminated against Mr Biggs, accusing him of launching a «deliberate smear campaign» prompted by Ukip's decision to run a local candidate against his daughter.

[2] The feud between Leibell and Ball dated back to the 2008 election, when Ball first accused the Senator of orchestrating a «smear campaign» against him.

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.

Hague has accused Miliband not only of smearing Pickles — who has a record of campaigning against racism — but also of dragging poor little Latvia into Britain's bitter pre-election political debate.

«Today we are in the midst of something all - too familiar to those of us who remember the 1970s and 1980s — a hysterical smear campaign directed against trade unions because we represent the only real organised challenge in society to the values and views of our bankrupt establishment.

As the former foreign secretary Jack Straw said that Labour should consider reopening its Falkirk investigation in the wake of allegations that Stevie Deans used Grangemouth company facilities to campaign on behalf of the party, the Unite general secretary warned of an «hysterical smear campaign» against unions.

Update (4:02 p.m.): Mr. Grimm issued a statement responding to news of the eighth grader's confession in which he expressed relief the attack was «not politically motivated,» admitted he may have jumped to conclusions and described an «ongoing» media «smear campaign» against him.

We have taken notice of the deliberate attempt by some unscrupulous politicians, engaged in a smear campaign against the King of Ashanti Kingdom, His Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II.

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.

He also accused U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of conducting a «smear campaign against a private citizen.»

In contrast, David Davis's perceived role in the drug allegations seems to have damaged his campaign — while only 20 % of members thought that the Davis campaign or its supporters were actively involved in smearing Cameron, 36 % thought that David Davis conspiculously failed to distance himself from the media campaign against Cameron and 50 % of members thought that the episode had done more damage to Davis than to Cameron.

Jeremy Hunt, the current health secretary, described the emails as «shocking revelations on Andy Burnham's attempts to cover up failing hospitals» but Burnham accused Hunt of launching a «smear campaign without evidence» against him.

They have written to the Cabinet minister warning of further action unless he ends what Labour says is a baseless smear campaign against Mr Burnham.

Faced with the prospect of legal action from casino mogul and philanthropist Sheldon Adelson, the National Jewish Democratic Council (NJDC) is maintaining radio silence, refusing to disavow a vicious smear campaign it launched against the prominent GOP donor and legendary pro-Israel activist.

And this April, most spectacularly, he forced the resignation of Damian McBride, one of Gordon Brown's key aides, after obtaining an email correspondence between McBride and the Labour blogger and activist Derek Draper proposing a campaign of unfounded personal smears against senior Conservatives.

Marc Glendening, campaign director of the Democracy Movement, accuses former Europe minister Denis MacShane of engaging in «neo-McCarthyite» smear tactics against those critical of the EU.

Addressing supporters in the constituency, Mr Farage accused the «Westminster parties» of running a smear campaign against Ukip and said he was «targeting everybody in this campaign».

He denounced criticism of the unpaid taxes as «a political smear campaign» against him «because I'm a Republican.»

Countries that consume high amounts of coconut and coconut oil in their diets such as the Philippines, India, and the Pacific Islands have significantly fewer cases of heart disease and obesity clearly disproving any agenda driven smear campaign against this marvelously healthy oil!

In 2002, Weinstein reportedly conducted a smear campaign against A Beautiful Mind, undermining the veracity of the real - life story of the mathematician John Nash.

It becomes less of a fair process to determine if Hanson is fit for the Vice Presidency and more of a personal smear campaign leveled against her.

Your question makes so much sense that nothing short of an intense smear campaign could argue against it.

But they have also accused the giant Swiss - based food conglomerate of launching a smear campaign against them.

Do not cave to those running an anti-American smear campaign against him in the name of coal - related jobs.

The criminal theft, release, and misrepresentation of private emails from the University of East Anglia immediately prior to the Copenhagen Climate Summit last December was part of a carefully orchestrated smear campaign against the climate science community timed to thwart any binding international agreement to limit greenhouse gas emissions.

Anyone can figure out what you mean here, but I can't improve the post any other way that to point out: «Why has the ongoing smear campaign against researchers studying what is arguably the most pressing generation of our time gone largely unnoticed» — instead of «generation» I think you want «issue».

Why has the ongoing smear campaign against researchers studying what is arguably the most pressing issue of our time gone largely unnoticed, and been aided by complacent media coverage?

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.

The Polish central bank (NFB) has been accused of paying prominent Polish YouTubers to run a «low down and dirty» smear campaign against the cryptocurrency market, without properly disclosing sponsorship.

When involved in a high conflict child custody battle, you're all too aware of how significant and overwhelming the smear campaign against you, the targeted parent, can be.