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- noun derogatory Someone who is prepared to provide comment or opinion to the media on virtually any topic, either in exchange for payment or in order to gain
exposure .
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Examples
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They have even put up the video footage for the public to view and "rent-a-quote" Labour MP Stephen Pound has been prevailed upon to comment "David Cameron aspires to make the laws of the land but can't uphold them.".
Archive 2008-03-01 Not a sheep 2008
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They have even put up the video footage for the public to view and "rent-a-quote" Labour MP Stephen Pound has been prevailed upon to comment "David Cameron aspires to make the laws of the land but can't uphold them.".
It's a scandal Not a sheep 2008
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Good to see Shami rent-a-quote failing to grasp the situation as usual.
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Politicians who address terrorist rallies and salute IRA thugs and murderers as "brave men and women" carrying out a "legitimate guerilla struggle" might be wise to avoid being quite such a rent-a-quote on these matters.
John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting... 2009
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Politicians who address terrorist rallies and salute IRA thugs and murderers as "brave men and women" carrying out a "legitimate guerilla struggle" might be wise to avoid being quite such a rent-a-quote on these matters.
Peter King Watch 2009
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A lot of the rent-a-quote bodies are fakecharities, TPA isn't.
Why are the Taxpayers' Alliance quoted so often? Mark Reckons 2009
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Meanwhile, rent-a-quote Europhiles and Eurosceptic Tories exchange blows in Manchester.
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Politicians who address terrorist rallies and salute IRA thugs and murderers as "brave men and women" carrying out a "legitimate guerilla struggle" might be wise to avoid being quite such a rent-a-quote on these matters.
John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting... 2009
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Whenever the drugs issue comes up, the tabloids and some of the rent-a-quote politicians who pander to them go into a knee-jerk rant mode.
Archive 2008-01-01 Bystander 2008
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**The local MP has had his cage rattled by this one, cue a rent-a-quote from Michael Foster:
Archive 2008-12-01 FIDO The Dog 2008
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