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  • Britton: I think it was the second episode of the season, where I ultimately confront the good-ol'-boy boosters.

    Emmy Roundtable: Party of Six 2010

  • Diane's ascension is another nail in the coffin of old-school television news, and the good-ol'-boy network.

    Broadcast News 2009

  • And of course Edwards will do well among white voters: he's the native son, attractive to that type of "good-ol'-boy" who, despite any latent redneck tendencies, carries no ill will to any of his fellow Americans.

    The NYT endorses Hillary Clinton and John McCain. Ann Althouse 2008

  • I doubt it has ever even occurred to Bush that there is anything wrong with a class-driven good-ol'-boy system.

    BUSH AND McCAIN'S REAL PROBLEM IS SELF-DECEPTION 2008

  • In fact, I found a quote by her that pretty much sums that up : "As governor, I've stood up to the old politics-as-usual, to the special interests, to the lobbyists, the big oil companies, and the good-ol'-boy network"- Sarah Palin

    Archive 2008-09-01 2008

  • His brother Ken is a senator, which speaks to a certain level of good-ol'-boy connectedness.

    Agtually, Everyone Has an Opinion on Secretary of Agriculture Eddie Gehman Kohan 2008

  • I know she hired the same good-ol'-boy network of Washington lobbyists she says she will fight if elected, in order to secure millions of dollars of earmarks for Wasilla.

    Barbra Streisand: Who Is Sarah Palin? 2008

  • His brother Ken is a senator, which speaks to a certain level of good-ol'-boy connectedness.

    Archive 2008-12-04 Eddie Gehman Kohan 2008

  • Here's the start of a laundry list of good-ol'-boy topics Hayes Carll wished he could've covered on that album.

    Hayes Carll: Rowdy Rock Finds A Sensitive Side 2008

  • In fact, I found a quote by her that pretty much sums that up : "As governor, I've stood up to the old politics-as-usual, to the special interests, to the lobbyists, the big oil companies, and the good-ol'-boy network"- Sarah Palin

    I hate politics 2008

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