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The media — and hence the public — tend to focus more attention on failings in politicians» private lives than in their public ones.

The clip earned more than 8 million views in one week and Twitter endorsements from the likes of Ellen DeGeneres and former Arizona politician Gabrielle Giffords.

The central thesis of CEO - Speak is no more shocking than the discovery that politicians like to give speeches, sports stars talk in clichés and priests tend to sermonize.

Emmanuel Macron, the investment banker turned politician, has been the surprise in French politics over the past few months, gathering more popular support than his center - left rivals.

Those sorts of questions are much more interesting and useful than questions about whether a particular politician should accept paid speaking engagements, and certainly more important than the borderline silly question of whether money that was accepted in good faith ought to be paid back.

But as political scientist Francis Fukuyama has shown in his research on how democracies function, it's often much more important to pay attention to bureaucrats than politicians when evaluating how well governments function.

If they had, the number would likely have been far more modest than what politicians would claim, as a significant portion of the increase in payrolls would have happened even without the tax rebate.

These quirky differences in consumer behavior between members of the two parties matters more to marketers than to politicians.

Politicians tell a lot of stories in their campaign speeches, and there's a not - so - secret reason why: if you convey your message through a dynamic story or metaphor, it has a better chance of resonating with your audience than if you were to simply state the facts.

Gorsuch has said that if judges factor in personal beliefs, societal changes or calculations about maximizing social welfare, they risk becoming «little more than politicians with robes.»

«We've had enough of the lies, the sanctimony, the arrogance, the hatred, the pettiness, the fake news,» Loesch said in the minute - long video, calling out «every lying member of the media,» «every Hollywood phony,» «the role model athletes who use their free speech to alter and undermine what our flag represents,» and «politicians who would rather let America burn than lose one ounce of their personal power.»

In politicians like Alberta Premier Alison Redford, Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi and Edmonton Mayor Stephen Mandel, it also has local leaders less bathed in old animosities than those who came before theIn politicians like Alberta Premier Alison Redford, Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi and Edmonton Mayor Stephen Mandel, it also has local leaders less bathed in old animosities than those who came before thein old animosities than those who came before them.

«In my life, I have never been more excited about any politician than I am about Barack Obama,» he said in the organization's announcemenIn my life, I have never been more excited about any politician than I am about Barack Obama,» he said in the organization's announcemenin the organization's announcement.

But politicians will be focused on domestic affairs rather than U.K.'s exit as there are elections in the Netherlands, France, Germany and possibly in Italy — all founding members of the EU.

Within hours of the presidential election, Washington politicians turned to the most urgent issue facing them: the fiscal cliff looming on Jan. 1, when more than $ 100 billion in automatic spending cuts and $ 500 billion of tax increases will be triggered.

In a speech in Berlin in late November, Polish politician Radek Sikorski declared, «I will probably be the first Polish foreign minister in history to say so, but here it is: I fear German power less than I am beginning to fear German inactivity.&raquIn a speech in Berlin in late November, Polish politician Radek Sikorski declared, «I will probably be the first Polish foreign minister in history to say so, but here it is: I fear German power less than I am beginning to fear German inactivity.&raquin Berlin in late November, Polish politician Radek Sikorski declared, «I will probably be the first Polish foreign minister in history to say so, but here it is: I fear German power less than I am beginning to fear German inactivity.&raquin late November, Polish politician Radek Sikorski declared, «I will probably be the first Polish foreign minister in history to say so, but here it is: I fear German power less than I am beginning to fear German inactivity.&raquin history to say so, but here it is: I fear German power less than I am beginning to fear German inactivity.»

In that sense, being a small businessman is more like being a politician than being a mogul.

President Donald Trump went off script during his Wednesday commencement speech to Coast Guard Academy graduates, saying critics and the media had treated him more unfairly than any politician «in history.»

And as pointed out in another Canadian Business blog, a default could lead the global economy to meltdown faster than Anthony Weiner's reputation as a New York politician.

But the fact that non-white politicians receive significantly more abuse than white ones clearly shows a racist undercurrent in political life on Twitter.

«For a politician who doesn't want to admit that the electorate sent a message that they don't like politicians, it's far easier to scapegoat it on economic issues than it is to address the fundamental question: that there are voters in this country who no longer think their representatives represent them,» said a Democratic strategist involved in 2016.

But Airbnb canceled his Los Angeles listings from its site in March 2016 after the hotel association argued to local politicians that Airbnb hosts like Mr. de Kleer were raising the cost of housing in the city by renting out properties for short - term use rather than for long - term tenants.

«By refusing to act decisively at an early stage, they in a sense perpetuated the crisis, creating a situation where in the end the euro - area politicians had no other choice than to do the right thing,» Mr. Kirkegaard said.

When most politicians try this, as Finance Ministers often do to try to create the appearance of sophistication, it's usually just in nonsensical financial jargon that amounts to nothing more than bromides.

But there is a better remedy than continuing to allow politicians to have a role in deciding who gets to vote.

Judging by the newly elected socialist politicians in Greece and France that eventuality is a lot closer than financial markets might think.

Things have looked grim for Donald Trump's future more than once in his relatively brief career as a politician.

-- Manafort joined Trump's campaign when his work for pro-Russian politicians in Ukraine began drying up — but his work there continued longer than previously thought.

After all, there's now a businessman in charge at the White House rather than a politician, and Trump has promised to cut taxes, boost infrastructure and defence spending and slash regulations.

I believe the NDP was the beneficiary of anger directed at the former PC politicians who were in Government and I do believe that anger was greater than than anyone realized.

Landslides in the House are guaranteed to bring in some weak politicians who wash out quickly; perhaps this one will also bring in more than the usual amount of policy and political expertise.

Ted, they are Americans and unless you want to take that battle to all of the other politicians that come in with their own personal groups than you post just sounds extremely pety.

Just three blocks from City Hall — that gorgeous, gold - plated building where politicians are deciding how to spend more than $ 10 billion next fiscal year — sits a shooting gallery in broad daylight.

But is there a person left in the United States who thinks that politicians care more about justice than about pandering for the next election?

If a politician expressed a belief in a supernatural force other than God would Christians respectfully decline from commenting?

We are seeing more laws proposed based on politicians religious beliefs in the past ten years than any other time period since our founding in 1776.

A thief accomplishes more to attaining Nirvana in one lifetime, than a politician does in ten thousand lifetimes.

Our politicians in Washington have exchanged vision for whatever the polling tells them, CEO's have exchanged integrity for a bump in the stock price, educators are more focused on their careers than their students.

On an interesting side note, back in my fundie days, I refused to vote for the politicians that supported marriage equality and even wrote a letter to my member to that effect; the only thing I ever felt strongly enough about to actually write rather than be content just signing my name to a petition.

But no sooner was the Greek installed in office than he began lobbying Jordanian politicians, with the result that the «reforms» died in committee.

Nevertheless, as in the case of priests, artists and perhaps even true politicians, more is required from the physician than merely a paid service, namely his own person and his ethics, which is part of his work.

Additionally, he displays a more Christian view of the world and humanity than any Conservative / Republican in government these days, as he fights for the poor and not corporations, who some politicians believe are people.

In fact, they approached Ireland exactly like Washington lobbyists approach their targets, but Ireland, unlike Washington politicians, had no idea what this phenomenon was, had no native antibodies against this new virus, positive rather than negative, and had no idea how one might resist it, assuming one wanted to.

In his account, it has been internationalist idealism among politicians rather than business and financial interests that has led to the removal of trade barriers.

Nevertheless it has left me suspicious about politicians and fiercely anti-war in any case other than it being an absolute last resort.

Two years ago, then Secretary of State for Wales Stephen Crabb delivered the Conservative Christian Fellowship's Wilberforce Address and claimed that «it is easier for a politician to admit to smoking weed or watching porn, than it is to admit that they might take prayer seriously in their daily life».

I certainly trust the motives of a man who wants to sell me something for profit more than I trust a politician who profits from trading in the property and privileges of others.

The rich are better able to benefit those in political office than are the poor; so they are more courted by politicians.

In a strong two - party system, politicians such as Pat Buchanan or Oliver North are more successful in generating news copy than in winning electionIn a strong two - party system, politicians such as Pat Buchanan or Oliver North are more successful in generating news copy than in winning electionin generating news copy than in winning electionin winning elections.

Politicians may be persuaded of their error in supposing economic positions more important than moral positions.