A politician wouldn't dream of being allowed to call a columnist the things a columnist is allowed to call a politician.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
If you call your opponent a politician, it's grounds for libel.
I'm not a politician. I'd make a lousy politician.
No matter what name we give it or how we judge it, a candidate's character is central to political reporting because it is central to a citizen's decision in voting.
Those who write the editorials and those who write the columns, they simply are unaccountable. They're free to impose their cultural politics in the name of freedom of the press.
A politician is a fellow who will lay down your life for his country.
If giving money to a politician prejudiced my ability to think and write honestly, I wouldn't do it. Fortunately, it doesn't.
I'd never compromise my position as a journalist by having a friendly relationship with a politician.
A politician is an arse upon which everyone has sat except a man.
Some newspapers have a hands-off policy on favored politicians. But it's generally very small newspapers or local TV stations.
What is inherently wrong with the word 'politician' if the fellow has devoted his life to holding public office and trying to do something for his people?