carpetbagger
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Here, your Carpetbagger analyzes 12 of the veteran Oscar nominees and hopeful first-timers vying for a scant five slots, which will be announced Jan. 13.
From New York Times • Dec. 18, 2019
History lesson: Carpetbagger allegations have long been a part of the California political cycle.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2018
The Carpetbagger has heard arguments backing the decision: “Funny” was the first word of the film’s synopsis on Rotten Tomatoes, and hackles might not have been raised had the category been “satire” instead.
From New York Times • Dec. 6, 2017
In 2008, he wrote Carpetbagger columns from the Democratic National Convention in Denver and the Republican convention in Minneapolis.
From New York Times • Feb. 17, 2015
The Carpetbagger has come back to the South.
From The Sins of the Father A Romance of the South by Dixon, Thomas
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