Sentences with phrase «political experience comes»

Some of Rob Portman's political experience comes from working in the Executive Branch of the government under both the H.W. Bush and Bush Administrations, but he spent most of his time in Congress.

«I hate to say that with age comes wisdom, but with age, experience, and political experience comes wisdom,» she said.

Her most formative political experience came in 2003, when she became the director of online organizing for Howard Dean's presidential campaign.

Not exact matches

At the SIC 2018, Pat shared his four decades of experience analyzing political and social trends to inform attendees about what he sees coming down the pike.

But some listeners can't forget that America wasn't always all about freedom for some people and talking about the past in a way that ignores those experiences comes across like cluelessness at best or nostalgia for the political marginalization of nonwhites at worst.

Elijah was coming off of a busy day, in which he had a life and death experience, prolonged physical activity, and was caught in the middle of political drama with a bounty on his head from an angry King.

Robertson's comments about gay men were undoubtedly inaccurate with regard to the reality of my experience, but throughout the commotion that followed his interview, it became apparent he had come to symbolize vastly different things in the eyes of different people who supported him: cheeky defiance, or resolute faithfulness, or endearing political incorrectness, or something else.

It was one of Max Weber's great insights that while «every... religion must, in similar measure and for similar reasons experience tension with the sphere of political behavior,» religions differ in how they deal with this tension.108 Innerworldly asceticism has an edge, at least when it comes to the development of a civil religion.

In my limited experience, however, I have come across few groups more intolerant of lack of uniformity (especially in religious and political beliefs) than are some church groups.

One of the predetermining factors in the witness of John Paul II against the secular materialism of the Western world was his personal experience of resistance to another kind of materialism, and to the political culture that came with it, in what was then called Eastern Europe — now a thing of the past.

As to politics, I am now confirmed in the skepticism that came over me after my political experience (as deputy mayor of Bordeaux) in 1944 - 48.

The hearings have so far focused on the response of the emergency services and the victims» experience of the bombings themselves, but may take on a decidedly political dimension once the operational practises of MI5 come under direct scrutiny.

Neither Duprey nor Sayward fell victim to the same kind of political fallout experienced by their colleague, Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava, whose «yes» vote on marriage came back to haunt her in the NY - 23 special election last fall.

Thus, agonists hope that we can experience political engagement with pleasure and joy as well as the attending frustration that always comes with the friction of life in common.

Second, note that while Phillips comes from the technology / strategy side, Lee deals with people on the web — he's been a blogger himself and has great relations with the lefty political blogs (MyDD is pleased, while Aravosis just about blows a gasket over the guy), plus he has the sharp political experience of working with the DCCC in a very successful 2006 election cycle.

Semple, a Navy Veteran, comes to the political gates as an outsider, but what she lacks in traditional political experience, her 16 year record of service to the country more than makes up for it.

Much of that oversight should come from an advisory board of political appointees with «experience and training necessary» to guide the $ 16 million in operations at the fair, according to a report released Monday from Attorney General Andrew Cuomo.

As a visitor coming to the UK and seeing it with fresh eyes, it seems remarkable that Ukip, with little political experience, has caused such established politicians, including the prime minister, to move the country's politics to the right.

Scott Comegys, an alpaca farmer, comes into the race as a Democrat with no prior political experience.

Shabazz, a grass - roots activist with no prior political experience, came late to the race.

What a wonderful Denver experience for New Yorkers, who do every political event at the Sheraton, to come to Denver for another political event at the Sheraton.

In all circumstances, however, we have come away impressed with his erudition and charm - an unlikely political combination from our experience.»

«I don't doubt his personal integrity or skills, but his experience of policing comes from carrying out what many see as a political job for the home secretary and this government: cutting pay and conditions for police officers,» the former home secretary adds.

When asked about her experience, which has been used against her in previous runs for NYS Assembly and Mayor of Rochester, Barnhart says now is a time when life experience, rather than political experience is coming to the forefront, citing how women across the country with no political background are running for seats to change up the game.

Although Trivers at times draws too heavily on his own impressions and experiences — his political opinions and romantic history come up more often than one might expect — the book is a thoroughly researched, thought - provoking read.

This wisdom is particularly helpful when it comes to Driscoll's political experiences later in the book.

Drawing inspiration from dozens of interviews conducted over the course of a two - year period, Lawrence - Lightfoot focuses on the experiences of 11 individuals in particular, including an Iranian teenager forced to flee political strife and come to America alone, a middle - aged gay man and his coming out, a bullied child whose parents take him out of school, and a psychotherapist who guides abuse victims in an effort to finally «terminate» therapy.

After having graduated with a B.A. in Political Science from Dickinson College in Carlisle, PA, Dan's first real experience in education came while serving as a Corp's Member with City Year Greater Philadelphia.

Prior to coming to Connecticut, most of Donnelly's experience was with political campaigns in New Jersey and Long Island although she did spend nearly two years in 2010 - 2011 with 1st Light Energy Inc, where she, «Oversaw residential and commercial photovoltaic (solar system) installations for the entire scope of the project.»

It was during these years that all Johnson's experience — from his Texas Hill Country boyhood to his passionate representation in Congress of his hardscrabble constituents to his tireless construction of a political machine — came to fruition.

She came to painting after the prolonged study of political science and public administration, as well as professional experience in the public sector.

Abstract Expressionism came out of the post-war experience of alienation (not just in a social sense, but one that was political and cultural as well).

In the context of American society and culture rooted in the idolization of youth and health, HIV epidemic became a braking point which lead to the stigmatization of LGBT community and the quick response in the form of political art and activism, coming from the artists who started to experience the AIDS epidemic from the first hand.

Through a wide variety of artistic practices and artists (from Claude Cahun to LaToya Ruby Frazier, from Gilbert & George to Cindy Sherman, and from Alighiero Boetti to Maurizio Cattelan) coming from different cultures and backgrounds, generations and experiences, it reflects on the contrast between different approaches: melancholy and vanity, ironic games played with identity and political autobiography, existential rumination and the body as sculpture, effigy or fragment, and its symbolical representation.

Born in Nigeria, he came to New York City during the 1980s to study political science, after which he performed poetry readings at the Nuyorican Poets Café in the East Village and other places, founded the contemporary African art journal Nka, and began curating a prodigious number of shows relating to photography and, often, the way the African experience was documented both at home and in the West.

Until RealClimate readers begin to recognize and come to grips with this political conspiracy, our planet will continue to experience increasingly anomalous warm temperatures year after year.

If people considered the opportunity cost imposed by the AGW community on top of the hard costs being experienced now, I believe the change in political perception would come even more quickly.

The last 3 appointments come very close to the US level: an anglophone with hard political right tendencies and unilingual at boot (and proud of it, sort US but not as bad); a woman with so little experience and proven competence (except for running bureaucracies — which for any form advancement within said bureaucracies requires a subservient manner and disposition of great notice and talent to advance) that the appointment cries out — WTF, out of her depth and competence; the one from Québec carries the sulfurous smell of his old man — hanging judge and authoritarian Claude Wagner (here is hoping that the axiom, apple not fallling very far from the tree does not apply).

Based on that, he predicts it will come down to Kagan, Sotomayor and Wood — along with «two more out - of - the - box candidates, perhaps one with significant political experience and another who is a progressive visionary.»

I have also run a campaign for political office and lost.Those experiences teach you quick that being criticized comes with the territory, especially when you make a stand on principle.

South Korean prosecutors, judges, law enforcement officials are highly experienced when it comes to investigating and prosecuting corruption at the highest political levels with a current caseload involving two former presidents.

Carrigan comes to the position with extensive political experience, having served as deputy chief of staff and director of operations for a national political leader, and worked with political communications, public policy research and analysis and political operations.