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Britton: I think it was the second episode of the season, where I ultimately confront the good-ol'-boy boosters.
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Diane's ascension is another nail in the coffin of old-school television news, and the good-ol'-boy network.
Broadcast News 2009
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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
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I doubt it has ever even occurred to Bush that there is anything wrong with a class-driven good-ol'-boy system.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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Here's the start of a laundry list of good-ol'-boy topics Hayes Carll wished he could've covered on that album.
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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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