Sentences with phrase «take over the politician»

You should help the policy - maker understand the policy implications without trying to take over the politician's job.

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In certain cases, unscrupulous politicians from the north took over southern state governments during Reconstruction, issued bonds and made off with the proceeds.

But it was the debate over BHP Billiton's ill - fated attempt to acquire Potash Corp. that took «strategic asset» from an occasional buzzword to a full - on verbal tic for some politicians.

Maybe our wise and patriotic politicians will start selling off our military assets just like they did with our manufacturing base so they can pay the tsunami of interest on our debt and China will take over as the world's police?

Over the past few days, there have been any number of politicians, pundits and pollsters who have scolded the Conservative government for the position it has taken in Copenhagen.

And they are a generation that's so over inaction and willing to challenge authority, from entering governor races to building squads to take on corrupt politicians and companies.

Presumably this guy did his time for the crimes he committed over 20 years ago and his main interest now seems to getting his picture taken with politicians, an unusual but harmless past time..

Teen survivors of the Florida high school shootings, their parents and other victims took the politician to task over gun control.

Everyone wants to believe the scientists, politicians, etc. & take their word over God's word.

In the light of this analysis, then, my own scenario is cautiously hopeful, depending on (1) whether a creative minority of dreamers and doers with visions of a new life - fulfilling social order really emerges in strength, (2) the alliances that can be worked out with blacks, the poor, and other minorities now excluded from major social benefits, (3) the extent to which the populist idealism of the lower middle classes and working people generally favoring the extension of rights and equality to the «little man» everywhere wins out over the reactionary fears and prejudices which establishment elites and opportunist politicians are all too willing to exploit, and (4) what takes place at the center of the political spectrum itself under the pressure of events and in response to challenges to the established system from militant seekers of change.

«But instead of a government thinking that they need to take over and make decisions according to some politician or politician's wife's priorities — just leave us alone.

Immediately after the Court's pronouncements, drummers and praise singers took over the party secretariat, singing and dancing as politicians in their large number rushed to the secretariat.

By the special grace of God I used to be a politician, I'm one of the people that people in the National Assembly will not accept and because there is an urgent need for us to take Nigeria out of recession and Post can contribute huge amounts of money to the National coffers that will be distribute among the tasks of government and most importantly, Post can render what we call financial inclusion service, that's getting the people in rural areas, farmers, artisans who don't have access to normal bank services because Post offices are scattered all over the rural places.

There were 33 politicians, selected proportionate to Oireachtas representation; and one chairperson, Tom Arnold, who carried out his role with great skill and ability over the weekend sessions of the Convention held at the Grand Hotel, Malahide; and over the various other Convention public meetings around the country that took place during its lifespan.

But as it becomes normal rather than exceptional for campaigns to have a presence on Facebook and other social media channels, politicians will have to endure many more attempts by activists to take over their pages to get attention for their issues or their demands.

The story seems to take place right around the time when former AG Andrew Cuomo is ascending to the governor's office and handing things over to his replacement, former Sen. Eric Schneiderman, about whom Richard says: «He's an Albany politician....

Google searches spiked, politicians and the media took notice of the public interest, and income inequality took over political ground ranging from President Obama's State of the Union to the Republican presidential primary process.

State Senate Democrats are accusing Julie Killian, the newly minted Republican choice in an upcoming key Westchester County state Senate race, as a «no - show» politician, saying she missed over half the meetings and skipped over 80percent of the votes taken while she was an appointed member of the Westchester County Charter Commission.

Winners take over - representing our strongest unions, our biggest special interest groups, and our most entrenched career politicians.

CADA believes that over the years it is the EC's neglect to supervise the Police activities during electoral processes that has fuelled the perception that influential politicians and those in power do take advantage to manipulate the electoral process, the police and expose it to public ridicule.

«I hope the sentence I'm going to impose on you will make the next politician hesitate just long enough before taking a bribe or a kickback, for his better angels to take over,» Manhattan U.S. District Judge Valerie Caproni told the ashen - faced former Albany power broker.

When state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman took on ExxonMobil over climate change last year, it seemed like an odd global crusade for a local politician.

The Web address Harlem politician Robert Jackson used to run for Manhattan borough president has been taken over by a German company promising...

So if the intention of the military was to curb corruption as they claimed that politicians were corrupt, why was it necessary for one military to take over from another military?

The four day annual Labour Party Conference takes place in Brighton and is expected to attract thousands of delegates with keynote speeches from influential politicians and over 500 fringe events.

«I hope the sentence I impose upon you will make other politicians think twice until their better angels take over — or, if there are no better angels, perhaps the fear of living out his golden years in an orange jumpsuit,» said Caproni, who also ordered Silver to forfeit $ 5.3 million and pay a $ 1.75 million fine.

«I hope that the sentence I'm going to impose on you will make the next politician hesitate just long enough before taking a bribe or a kickback, for his better angels to take over,» Caproni said.

The Web address Harlem politician Robert Jackson used to run for Manhattan borough president has been taken over by a German company promising to fix readers» sexual - performance problems.

Republican mayoral candidate Paul Massey is raising money hand over foot, but the first - time politician is also spending more than he's taking in, excluding...

Trump took aim at Schneiderman in a tweet on Sept. 11, 2013, that also referred to New York politicians who'd resigned over allegations of sexual misconduct, Anthony Weiner and Eliot Spitzer.

He also said that as politicians ran out of options to explain the decline in economic opportunities, they always conclude that the problems were caused by immigrants who had come to take over local jobs.

A statement from Tinubu's Media Office quoted the politician as describing Obaseki as a tested technocrat who is experienced enough to take over and continue the good work done by the outgoing Governor of the state, Adams Oshiomhole.

They call on the youths to take over the reins of governance from the older politicians who have messed up the nation.

A so - called «rainbow coalition» consisting of politicians of different ethnicities and led by Heastie was then able to take over the party through moves that paralleled the coup that roiled the State Senate the following year.

Emerging from a district where socially conservative Evangelical Christianity has taken hold in recent decades — making it, in Torres» words, the Bible Belt of New York City — his ability to win over leaders across the spectrum, including most major unions, the Working Families Party, and politicians from reformer Gustavo Rivera to political dynasty scion Ruben Diaz, Jr., was striking.

Although there appears to be no short - term answer to the tuition debate, the time is nonetheless ripe for universities, students, the public, and politicians to engage in discussions over the state of higher education in Ontario and the direction it should take, particularly with respect to accessibility.

Medical research is only a small part of the larger debate over privacy, and the U.S. spying scandals uncovered last year have prompted citizens and politicians to take a tough stance.

It's 2008 and we're deep in the throes of the campaign season, already feeling the reverberations of the recession, and though Dominik's characters seem largely unaware of partisan politics, the machinations of the system can be felt all around them; wherever the action takes us, we're never far from a politician on the radio or on TV, the latter always lingered over suggestively.

Basically, Khrushchev and Beria begin campaigning against each other within this immediate sphere of politicians, while Malenkov takes over as acting head of the state.

If you've had any exposure to this show at all, you'll know by now that Kevin Spacey essentially owned Netflix for a brief period back in February (though Corey Stoll threatens to steal the limelight more than once, but more on that later) in his role as leading man Frank Underwood, the politician passed over for Secretary of State who decides to take his revenge on those who betrayed him — and hell hath no fury like a politician scorned.

Our nations schools performed well after SPUTNIK and put us on the moon, Now unions and thirst by politicians for power took over and education has failed.

Over the years in Newark, numerous politicians had actually taken to calling the district budget «the prize.»»

Politicians, ideologues, so - called libertarians, and crooks attracted by profit motives, took over the charter school experiment.

Even politicians have taken a stand over having their children dragged down by critics, as in the case of the Clintons.

Yes, the global economy is slowing, the United States faces a fiscal cliff, and the dithering of European politicians over the past two years has done damage to investor confidence that will likely take years to fix (if fixing it is even a possibility at this point).

Tristram Hunt to take over at V&A In a surprise appointment, the Victoria and Albert Museum has announced that historian, broadcaster, and politician Tristram Hunt is to take over as its next director, replacing Martin Roth.

From the furore around Chris Ofili's Holy Virgin Mary during the Brooklyn iteration of the Sensation show in 1999, to last year's kerfuffle over Martin Kippenberger's crucified frog, displayed in Bolzano, Italy — in protest at which an Italian politician, Franz Pahl, went on hunger strike, describing the sculpture as «a grave offence to our Catholic population» — the Catholic church has taken more than its share of body blows in recent years.

In fact, similar arguments abound — BP's justification for developing Canadian tar sands was the same as that of British politicians who argued for slavery — «otherwise, the international competition will take over / those resources are going to be developed anyway.»

Until that happens there will be no political incentive to take things seriously, because no politician will lose their seat over it, because the electorate remains ignorant.

This is usually how it goes: politician wannabe gets campaign contributions from private sector guy, gets into office, legislates in favor of private sector guy, private sector guy contributes more, politician guy takes vacation in Italy (or goes for a hike on the Appalachian trail)... gets re-elected, the word gets out that he «plays,» more private sector guys contribute to his campaign, voters are pleased to see the name of their representative in print, like the new wardrobe, the new hairstyle, believe all change is good and re-elect the politician again... politician feels the power, creates agency to watch over private sector guy, agency takes fact - finding trip to France... raises taxes on private sector guy, writes legislation that taxes private sector guy if his plant emits CO2 while producing widgets... voters are in awe and re-elect the politician... private sector guy whines, politician makes him ambassador to Taiwan, limits how much the new private guy taking his place can earn, and taxes all widgets so new private guy will make more environmentally friendly ones... voters swoon, pay more for widgets, lose job in widget factory, hate private guy, re-elect their pol... politician buries $ 5 billion aid to Taiwan in next appropriation bill...... kind of makes a case for term limits, doesn't it.