carpet-baggers

For years after the ‘liberation,’ Neapolitans were governed by northern padroni and carpet-baggers.

April « 2008 « Isegoria 2008

Anyone who grew up in the South will recognize Palin's Last Frontier chip-on-her-shoulder as a Western spin on that enduring Confederate rage toward urban Yankee carpet-baggers.

Brenda Peterson: Palin's Progress 2010

Anyone who grew up in the South will recognize Palin's Last Frontier chip-on-her-shoulder as a Western spin on that enduring Confederate rage toward urban Yankee carpet-baggers.

Brenda Peterson: Palin's Progress 2010

For years after the ‘liberation,’ Neapolitans were governed by northern padroni and carpet-baggers.

Garibaldi didn’t unite Italy « Isegoria 2008

And we would be a lot happier not to have Scotch carpet-baggers ruling over us.

John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting... 2009

And carpet-baggers, and thieves selling ponzi schemes, and corporations crying for less regulation at the same time they ask mom and pop to bail them out so they can keep the BMW.

Archive 2008-10-01 Noni Mausa 2008

People of conscience must move beyond charitable aid -- beyond even just opposing the corporate carpet-baggers -- and into a position of vision-driven leadership.

Van Jones: Resurrect New Orleans -- As Model "Green" City 2008

And the idea of a bunch of celebrity carpet-baggers being needed to provide political leadership says it all.

Valleys Mayor 2008

So far, the Venezuelan president has been the only leader on the world stage to state the obvious, that Bush and his maniacal group of liars, carpet-baggers, and war criminals are savaging the planet and putting millions at risk.

Hugo Chavez and the Crawford Madman 2005

And you've been critical of other so-called carpet-baggers who've gone into states in which they didn't live in order to try to get elected.

CNN Transcript Aug 15, 2004 2004