Sentences with phrase «smacks of nannying»
According to Netzer, «criticism of legal gambling smacks of nannying ordinary working and retired folks: We the affluent, who would not dream of playing numbers whether legal or illegal, long shots on the races or for jackpots at slot machines, don't want you, the unwashed, to enjoy your simple pleasures.»
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To me, that smacks of nanny - statism (when the state is determining exactly what an entire generation is eating) far more than does caloric restriction.
Mike Petrilli and Rick Kahlenberg are among my favorite people (I don't know Sam Chaltain, although I might like him, too), but their piece in Sunday's Washington Post smacks of nanny - statism rather than school choice and educational effectiveness.