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"It's important to me that a captain needs to be someone who can translate the vision of the game we want to play, he needs the respect of his peers and he must have 'followship'."
unknown title 2009
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However, if we've seen other leadership coming, and I am speaking here perhaps of President Al-Assad's brother, Rifaat Assad, who still got strong "followship" and followers within the Alawite community who would actually like to see someone older, someone more experienced, someone who can actually protect the interests of the Alawites and the army, then perhaps someone strong can really find some kind of compromise and accommodation with the general view of the new world order.
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"Whether they actually practice bold leadership, or rather some curious form of government-approved 'followship', is perhaps the big question.
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Much as we criticize our elected and failed-to-be-elected leadership I think that non-conservatives need to acknowledge the failures in followship as well as leadership.
Obama Directly Attacks Bill's Presidency, Blames It For Massive Dem Losses 2009
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But, since she has become a Senator, she has shown nothing but timidity and followship.
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But, since she has become a Senator, she has shown nothing but timidity and followship.
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Apparently it is also a technique practiced by all republican “followship party” members.
Think Progress » Sen. Inhofe Compares People Who Believe In Global Warming To ‘The Third Reich’ 2006
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Because that is what spin doctors and the republican (followship party) does – mislead the uniformed and the easily mislead.
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It's time for leadership, not followship even if it's sometimes controversial.
Archive 2006-01-01 Ellen Beth Gill 2006
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He keeps tracking the GOP followship party; for this reason he will go no where.
Think Progress » McCain Falsely Claims Most American Oppose Timetable For Iraq Withdrawal 2006
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Jack: Attention all! Attention all! It is with great pleasure I would like to announce that the recipient of this year's prestigious GE followship award is none other than our very own Liz Lemon.
Pete: Wait, how could Liz win a fellowship award? She doesn't like people.
Jack: No followship, presented annually to the woman, sorry, person, who best exemplifies a follower.
Liz: I'm not a follower!
Jack: It also comes with 10 grand.
Liz: I accept this proudly on behalf of followers everywhere.
Jack: When I think of the free-spirited Liz Lemon I met just one year ago, so resistant to product integration, cross-promotion and adverlingus, it pleases me to see how well she's learned to follow.
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So what are you gonna do with your money? Put it into a 401(k)?
Liz: Yeh, I gotta get one of those…
Jack: What? Where do you invest your money Liz?
Liz: I have like 12 grand in checking.
Jack: Are you an immigrant?
December 3, 2007