Sentences with word «turncoat»

Klein's turncoat coterie has insisted that their relationship with Republicans has enabled the passage of liberal measures — including paid family leave, a minimum wage hike, laws barring the prosecution of minors as adults for certain nonviolent offenses and the creation fund for the legal defense of undocumented immigrants.

It was during this time that he had a minor guest role in a first - season episode of The X-Files called Genderbender.The producers were impressed by his performance and when, in the second season, he auditioned for the role of turncoat FBI agent Alex Krycek, he was successful.

Indeed, people in any religious tradition who are committed to dialogue often find themselves upbraided as turncoats by their own brothers and sisters.

The Independent Democratic Conference (IDC) are 8 turncoat Democrats who form a «majority coalition» with the Republicans, giving them control of the Senate, and what comes to the floor for a vote.

The Labour leadership hopeful made his latest attempt to set the record straight after one senior Corbyn ally branded Smith «a TV - savvy turncoat who lobbied for big pharma and Tony Blair».

'' [ESPN] showed a picture of me and two former teammates and had the label TURNCOAT on my picture,» Walters said.

How badly did Democrats in Albany want to lure turncoat senator Pedro Espada Jr. back to their side?

What some, including many political stalwarts, have left out is that a man should spend decades pursuing one goal and then turncoat in a later year.

The stakes are now even higher for the agent as he coolly maneuvers through the dangerous waters of international espionage - replete with CIA plots, turncoat agents and ever - shifting covert alliances - all the while hoping to find the truth behind his haunted memories and answers to his own fragmented past.

by Katy Grimes, E&E Legal Senior Media Fellow As appearing in the Flash Report As the California Legislature voted Monday to extend the corrupt Cap and Trade taxing and regulatory program by 10 years, eight turncoat Republican legislators voted with the Democrats.

Turncoat Democratic senator Hiram Monserrate, who enraged Albany onlookers all last week after waffling over which side of the narrowly split State Senate he would choose in the coup he helped foment, has decided to stick with his home team, the Daily News reports.

Though the two men fight with a shared purpose, the only potent comparisons Heineman finds among the groups seem incidental: The Autodefensas struggle to follow a just path in the thick of a hothouse of grieving families and turncoat soldiers, while Arizona Border Recon, isolated in a desert outpost, are left alone to stew, relatively undisturbed, in their boilerplate conservative dogma.

Some games can survive this (games like Eve have various forms of community censure that turn turncoats into economic and social pariahs).

The WFP has endorsed challengers to the IDC senators, whom the party considers turncoats.

Sure, Malcolm Smith was never able to effectively unify his Senate Democrats, or sufficiently placate turncoat Pedro Espada and his girlfriend - slashing friend, Hiram Monserrate.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is spearheading an effort to find a credible primary opponent to defeat turncoat state Sen. Simcha Felder, the Brooklyn Democrat who caucuses with Republicans, sources said Tuesday...

Turncoat MP Douglas Carswell is set to humiliate David Cameron at the Clacton by - election sparked by his defection

Shantae: Half - Genie Hero — Pirate Queen's Quest (WayForward, $ 9.99 available 8/29)-- Watch your backs, half - genie heroes: The pernicious pirate queen Risky Boots and her Tinkerbat turncoats are setting sail for misadventure next week!

Again and again, the word arose in emails shown to the jury and in the testimony of Todd Howe, the government's prized turncoat witness, who provided details to support the government's claims against his longtime friend Joseph Percoco, Cuomo's former aide.

Gov. Paterson suggests Dems soften stand, give plum role to turncoat Sen. Pedro Espada [NYDN] Albany pols unwind for the holiday from all the lack of work [NYDN] Related: Pedro Espada's Self - Coronation

Cohen's motive for becoming a Trump turncoat would be avoiding punishment from a government probe of his finances.

The question at the center of Pipes» book is: «Which was the true Degaev - Pell: the kindly professor... or the revolutionary turncoat?»

It's a mindset problem that gives me pause on my formerly staunch belief that Durant leaving was the most turncoat move of the decade in the NBA.

The Dutch turncoat Robin van Persie had it for one season before he claimed that some little boy was whispering in his ear about Man United, despite pictures showing him as a boy in an Arsenal top (I'm not still bitter I am over it honestly).

Is the image above a picture of an enslaved highborn woman speaking to the castrated turncoat she grew up with as she uncovers the truth about her still - living brothers?

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He did nt say though that when those players left it was because we had financial difficulties with the new stadium, he said they left for trophies, manc turncoats did leave for that reason or maybe money, but if we had then what we have now well then we wouldnt have sold them and they probably wouldnt even have asked.

A lawsuit against the makers of Grand Theft Auto brought by Lindsay Lohan and the daughter of turncoat mobster Sammy (The Bull) Gravano was whacked by the state's top court.

The Independent Democratic Conference (IDC)-- led by Bronx State Senator Jeff Klein — is a group of turncoat NY State Senators who were elected to office as Democrats but have a «majority coalition» with Republicans, giving them control of the Senate.

By the same token, blame an unpredictable political Nigeria in which her inhabitants have found themselves if PDP is such a cult of unrepentant turncoats.

So, the convention had a choice between a RINO or a hesitant turncoat.

But despite progressives accusing the governor of being a fiscal turncoat — Cuomo has said he's a «broke progressive» — Cuomo defended the role of government.

Skelos is a backstabbing turncoat and stooge for Alfonse D'amato.

But this error of judgment, under pressure from SDP turncoats, does not diminish his stature as one of the most outstanding British socialists and democrats of the twentieth century.

He wrote, «And these are the people that a cowardly turncoat, servile quisling, ranking imbecile, reprehensible reprobate, useful idiot and accursed slave like Vice President Yemi Osinbanjo, who, apart from being physically challenged, is intellectually, morally, spiritually and morally bankrupt, would have us believe are saints?

«The price is going to be paid by turncoats like Grisanti and the rest,» declared Brian Brown, president of the National Organization for Marriage, who claims to have $ 2 million earmarked for the defeat of the New York Four.

Meanwhile, the Senate continues to undermine itself: With only one day left (Monday) in the legislative session for this summer, Republicans continue to reject any power - sharing deal with Democrats unless sketchy businessman, turncoat politician, and non-district resident Pedro Espada remains president of the body.

If this comes to pass wouldn't it be interesting to see how many of these Labour turncoats hang on to a seat at the next General Election.

Notable «No» votes included occasional turncoat Democrats Hiram Monserrate and Carl Kruger.

We have turncoat person who can not be trusted and is just as likely to be a traitor to the US as not to be.

«Turncoat protein regulates sensitivity of breast cancer cells to drug.»

We call a callous turncoat a «rat.»

Also adding to the humor are the various princesses especially SNL alums Amy Poehler as the sardonic Snow White and Maya Rudolph as turncoat Rapunzel plus Amy Sedaris as the dimwitted Cinderella.

English - born turncoat Godfrey (Mark Strong) pretends to work with Prince John but secretly advises France's King Philip (Jonathan Zaccai), who's planning an invasion.

James continues to shine in a shallow role, though the show - stealer is Miles Teller («Whiplash») as the swaggering turncoat Peter.

John approached the Fort and attempted to persuade Bill to give himself up without a fight, but the disillusioned outlaw refused, mocking John for what Bill saw as turncoat betrayal.

Shadow Dancer (R for profanity and violence) Turncoat drama, set in Belfast in the Nineties, revolving around a member of the Irish Republican Army (Andrea Riseborough) who becomes a snitch for the British in order to remain free to raise her young son after being caught with a bomb in her possession.