Sentences with phrase «type of politician»

Meanwhile, in this article, Croakey looked at how current events from President Trump's climate climate change order to the triggering of Brexit are a reminder that politics, as currently practised, often represent a threat to population health, and asked «is it time for a healthier type of politician»?

By ordering around DOT staff on Twitter, the speaker hoped to demonstrate her credentials both as an on - the - street Jane Pothole type of politician and as a boss in the old Tammany mode, snapping her fingers and getting things done.

I think Cuomo is a presumptuous and bullying type of politician.

Kaminski is the type of politician who I believe isn't fit to call himself such due to his apparent past homophobic and anti-semitic comments.

Actor and progressive Democratic candidate Cynthia Nixon said Cuomo is more than simply a hard - charging type of politician.

To get Peres to agree to such a personal interview is undoubtedly a scoop for the makers of the documentary, but Peres is a skilled politician, and you get the feeling that he's the type of politician who can never quite switch off.

Not exact matches

[W] e always see with these types of laws, the politicians couch them in terms of the need for regulation for things like «protecting tax revenue» or «safety standards,»» writes Mike Masnick.

And Pence will also be speaking at Israel's parliament — the Knesset — where he is likely to make the type of statements that only further feed and encourage the politicians who are already pushing for legislative action that will eliminate the possibility of the two - state solution.

Several Thai politicians who attended the Boao Forum for Asia, a kind of China - centered version of the World Economic Forum in Davos, noted that, in recent years, some of the discussions at Boao had shifted from a kind of general talk of globalization and its impact in Asia to more specific conversations about some of the failings of Western economic models exposed by the global economic crisis, and whether China's type of development might be less prone to such risks.

PS: while most economists and virtually all politicians are unaware of the potentially devastating effects of their bank capital requirements alchemy, they do understand that lowering risk - weights / capital requirements on some types of exposures has the effect of boosting them.

She is a sitting politician, I am interested in seeing if examples of such a Taliban «ish type of view from her.

Also, it seems a lot of people equate Christianity with the hateful, racist, intolerant types who call themselves Christians but really are not Christians (for examples, see right - wing politicians, Fred Phelps, etc..)

It is the dominant position in the church, and it supports the type of policies advocated by most politicians in both parties.

First most politicians are practicing Christians of one type or another.

But what comes through the pages of Hearts and Minds is Oliver's ability to carry out substantial research to get at the truth of how to implement or change policy, and impartiality to motivate able people — politicians, civil servants and business types to enthusiastically help him.

Pastors preached about her brand and her type of music, politicians could not help but pass commentary about her, lawmakers contemplated her endeavours as an artiste with some making audacious assertions of her brand and music having some ripple effect on security.

Many politicians and climate reports now talk about risk, which works for some audiences — particularly in the business sector — who deal every day with assessing investment, insurance and other types of uncertain outcomes.

For the very highest level positions, or for the most flamboyant or charismatic politicians, the fame and recognition from being in political office will allow them to enrich themselves, once out of office, through different types of media - talk shows, jobs with news networks, books (with massive advances), and paid speaking engagements.

You very rarely get to see that sort of politician, and I'm certainly not that type of individual,» he concedes as we sit in the courtyard of an upmarket Westminster hotel.

But in the long term, if New York politics start to resemble what has happened at the federal level, New Yorkers will have very different types of leaders and a very different generation of politicians.

Miliband has described himself as a new type of Labour politician, looking to move beyond the divisiveness of Blairism and Brownism, and calling for an end to the «factionalism and psychodramas» of Labour's past.

«The way I like at it is there's this enormous temptation by the state government to try to control the economy — to use state grants, which is essentially our tax money — and different types of rules and regualtions and fancy programs with fancy titles to try to act like politicians create jobs.

And campaign finance regulations limit the types and amounts of money that declared presidential candidates can raise, while politicians who have not declared for the presidency can continue accepting larger contributions to a range of political committees, including state - level committees like the one used by Mr. McAuliffe.

Rumor has it - she was stop and issued a summons in Suffolk County for DWI and then had it somehow dismissed... We need to get rid of these career type politicians once and for all.

Brown, a liberal Democrat, has complained that no politician should face the type of

So it's little wonder that Murphy found himself described by Unite's Len McCluskey as the type of Labour politician that would lead Ed Miliband into «the dustbin of history».

«This is the type of false and unscrupulous ad Albany politicians like George Latimer put on the air when they're in trouble,» O'Reilly said.

Good - government types may posture before the TV cameras, but even zealots know in their bones that the wallets of donors and the outstretched hands of politicians are what's most open in Albany.

The slick, media savvy, ambitious, weathervane politicians, reincarnations of skincrawling types like Blair and Mandelson — and I'll happily put Owen Smith and Stephen Kinnock there as well.

Coming through very strongly in the comments on Jac's article is the message about the electorate (particularly Labour supporters) being sick to death of the old ways, the nepotism, jobs for the boys, Westminster elite, professional politician types.

People were given photos of various Conservative politicians, and asked to type in the name of the person.

Last night Sen. John McCain's office announced the maverick politician had been diagnosed with a type of aggressive brain cancer called glioblastoma.

The OAiRUG is working with research projects on ocean acidification and with the Ocean Acidification International Coordination Centre to examine in detail the types of data, analyses and products that are most useful to managers, policy advisers, decision makers and politicians.

The public education system was transformed by the Progressives into a small set of large, industrial - type organizations governed by elected politicians.

They often resemble a dysfunctional family, composed of three unlovable types: 1) aspiring politicians for whom this is a rung on the ladder to higher office; 2) former employees of the school system with a score to settle; and 3) single - minded advocates of one dubious cause or another who yearn to use the public schools to impose their particular hang - up on all the kids in town.

In the eyes of western politicians, a certain type of education based on exclusive and rote learning of the

This is the type of behavior these same lawmakers decry about DC politicians.

May criticises politicians who she says would «deny» to other children the type of education from which they benefited.

The type of debt that causes me concern is National Debt and the tendency of some leaders, politicians and bankers to make light of a problem that will eventually catch up and hit us full - on with a somewhat flippant attitude to economic growth.

Why do politicians indulge in this type of obfuscation?

However, the combination of dog - fighting history, the corruption of the type as a guardian for criminal activity, and the frantic rush of politicians to «do something» to assuage hysteria have led to a general condemnation of the dog, whether one of the above purebreds, crossbred, or mixed breed.

A fearful and misinformed public, egged on by sensational headline - / news - seeking media, and compounded by politicians making names for themselves with breed - specific legislation, make saving and redeeming the reputation of the pit bull type dogs an uphill battle.

In some cases, the politicians truly believe that there is something «different» about a certain breed or two, but in most cases, the targeting of certain types of dogs is purely designed to appease a misinformed and frightened public without having to put time, effort, and money into solving the problem of dog bites by all breeds.

You also are frequently contacted by conservative politicians and pundits to give a «Fraser Institute» type speech which rejects the idea of environmental protection.

Claims of consensus relieve policy types, environmental advocates and politicians of any need to do so.

The one thing I still need to go on doing, is trying to persuade Canadian politicians not to waste any more money on «going green», and wasting taxpayer money building the current type of «renewable» enery generators.

Has it blinded scientists and politicians from addressing the massive shifts from climate persistence that cause seven year type periods of plenty or famine as Joseph predicted and managed?

Similar philosophies, similar types of distortion, similar pressures on politicians — even some of the present climate notables, are dissected in a book that is outstanding because it quotes no industry sources (tobacco is often mentioned as a topic), only academic and governmental, then quotes them verbatim and referenced.

With a r2 of 0.00 between monthly CO2 and temperatures values, the UK climate records also confirm the legitimate dismissal of the argument that CO2 acts as a «control knob» - some type of global temperature thermostat that UN elite bureaucrats and national politicians thought they could just dial for a desired climate.

It would benefit all Americans, and the rest of the world's populace, if everyone just simply ignored the mainstream press in regards to any type of science reporting - if that were to happen, incredibly wasteful dumb policies would not be implemented by an even stupider class of individuals - the politicians.