Noun : Our bus company has served this town for years, but now the new one run by carpetbaggers from the city is stealing our business. From Dictionary.com.
As a former New Yorker, I hate the fact that this carpetbagger is one of our two senators!!!!!. From Wordnik.com. [Florida delegates file lawsuit to get delegation seated] Reference
Still others maintain that he's a "carpetbagger" -- that he wanted to come to New York just to pick up a championship ring. From Wordnik.com. [News & Politics] Reference
That's why they are now calling carpetbagger Dan Seals "DAN DEALS"!. From Wordnik.com. [DCCC Ad About Mark Kirk] Reference
Robert Kennedy was called a carpetbagger when he ran for the New York senate seat. From Wordnik.com. [Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]] Reference
I mean, she is sort of his insurance against being called a carpetbagger, because she really is one. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Larry King Live: Is Hillary Clinton Leaving the President Without a First Lady? - January 6, 2000] Reference
Interestingly enough, the carpetbagger is the nephew of the ambassador to Ireland appointed by Obama. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
If they really did not care at all, why did they bother to bring in a big-name carpetbagger to run in Ryan's place?. From Wordnik.com. [Obama Spokesman: No Candidate Has Been More Scrutinized By Media Than Obama Has] Reference
So when you say "carpetbagger" to a New Yorker, it doesn't really resonate. From Wordnik.com. [Press Briefing By Secretary Of Hud Andrew Cuomo] Reference
It must have been a painful thing: a Kennedy called a "carpetbagger" in the local papers. From Wordnik.com. [Living Politics: Are The Kennedys Still A Dynasty?] Reference
I had labeled her a "carpetbagger" because she has lived outside of the district for many years. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-10-01] Reference
Hence, to many, despite the fact that he is black, for Ford the "carpetbagger" label might really stick. From Wordnik.com. [Harold Ford Has a Caribbean American Dilemma, and a Trip to Haiti Won't Cut It] Reference
James went on to unload on Essel...calling her a "carpetbagger" who doesn't even live in Council District 2. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-08-01] Reference
She managed to take the NY Senate seat by a wide margin, and she won't have the "carpetbagger" meme to contend with. From Wordnik.com. ["Several Democratic strategists last week urged Clinton to unleash a 'charisma offensive'..."] Reference
I remember "carpetbagger" and the Lazio "sign this pledge" moment and the huge important debate over Yankees & Cubbies. From Wordnik.com. [Hillary: That Debate Wasn't My Best] Reference
His liberal opponents labeled him as a "carpetbagger". From Wordnik.com. [Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]] Reference
Instant Editorial: Connie's "carpetbagger" label must go. From Wordnik.com. Reference
If Lt. Col. Russell is a "carpetbagger", what is Hillary - just a. From Wordnik.com. [Hot Air » Top Picks] Reference
Chico is a modern day "carpetbagger" who shows up when theres gold to be had. From Wordnik.com. [chicagotribune.com - News] Reference
The "carpetbagger" charge is one that is apparently taken far more seriously in West. From Wordnik.com. [Crooks and Liars] Reference
I noticed you reverted my suggestion of "carpetbagger" as a candidate for "Best new conservative words.". From Wordnik.com. [Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]] Reference
"carpetbagger" who doesn't even live in Council District 2. From Wordnik.com. [Mayor Sam's Sister City - Home of Los Angeles Politics] Reference
The carpetbagger issue was alive and well in 2000. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 11, 2005] Reference
You're not hearing any carpetbagger charge from me. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 12, 2010] Reference
And on the carpetbagger issue, New York voters were split. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Special Event: Presidential Race to Be Decided by Florida Results; GOP Retains Control of House; Control of Senate Remains in Doubt - November 7, 2000] Reference
Who is this woman coming into your state, this carpetbagger?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Breaking News: Giuliani Will Not Run for U.S. Senate; Rep. Lazio Expected to Enter Race - May 19, 2000] Reference
He didn't want to be perceived yet again in Texas as a carpetbagger. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Special Event: The Republican Party Officially Nominates Bush and Cheney - August 2, 2000] Reference
You still think that would brand him as a carpetbagger, Ken Blackwell?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 12, 2010] Reference
I mean it, you don't, you're not seen as a carpetbagger or an opportunist. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 20, 2002] Reference
KING: Critics called him a carpetbagger, that he had no ties to the community. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 20, 2008] Reference
Hillary Rodham Clinton's a carpetbagger upstate, but so is the mayor of New York. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - CNN Late Edition: Million Mom March Under Way in Washington - May 14, 2000] Reference
Kathleen Flynn, Warminster, PAA: No carpetbagger can rob you of your vested funds. From Wordnik.com. [Too Clever By Half] Reference
Royalties from a cut on a sure-to-sell album is a nugget in the pan of the carpetbagger. From Wordnik.com. [Slave to the Rhinestone] Reference
Tarbell in 1887 called himself a conservative carpetbagger, one who found himself in the minority. From Wordnik.com. [The Journal of Negro History, Volume 3, 1918] Reference
ZAHN: If she takes the plunge, are you envisioning this chorus of voices, carpetbagger, carpetbagger?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 15, 2002] Reference
The carpetbagger issue died abruptly when McCain said "the place I've lived longest in my life was Hanoi.". From Wordnik.com. ['White Tornado'] Reference
He says, she's a carpetbagger -- and he didn't mean to New York, he meant to Arkansas -- and he is a scallywag. From Wordnik.com. [Interview Of The President By Rolling Stone Magazine] Reference
Later that day I talked to the press, halfheartedly defending myself against the charges that I was a carpetbagger. From Wordnik.com. [Land of the Blind]
SCHNEIDER: Well, she's going to have to run upstate very hard, because that's where the carpetbagger issue hurts her most. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Special Event: Hillary Clinton Formally Launches Bid For Senate Seat From New York - February 6, 2000] Reference
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