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Political Animal
Political Animal or Political Animals may refer to: * A term used by the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle in his ''Politics'' to refer to a human being * ''Political Animals'' (TV miniseries), a United States drama * ''Political Animal'' (radio show), a British comedy show * Political Animals (rugby), a sports team of politicians * ''Political Animals'' (video game), a 2016 government simulation game * "Political Animal", a blog hosted at ''Washington Monthly'' magazine * ''Political Animals'', a documentary film featuring the first openly LGBT California legislators; see California Legislative LGBTQ Caucus See also * Non-human electoral candidates Non-human electoral candidates have been found in a number of countries. Often, the candidacies are a means of casting a protest vote or satire, satirizing the political system. At other times it is simply done for entertainment value. Electoral ...
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Political Animals (rugby)
Political Animals are a rugby league club founded in 2010 by MP for Leeds North West, Greg Mulholland. It is intended to be made up of "parliamentarians, councillors and political staff from all political parties". The team will play their home games at Headingley Stadium. Greg Mulholland is the vice-chair of the All Party Parliamentary Rugby League Group and believes that the team can make the issues of sport more prominent in Parliament, stating on his website: "The Political Animals will bring more and more politicians and MP's into the game making them aware of the enjoyment gained from playing the sport". Membership Mike Stephenson is the club's president. Greg Mulholland MP, Lord Dominic Addington, and Andy Reed have also stated they will play for the club. The club will be sponsored by The Co-operative brand. Currently, the following notable players have made an appearance: # Greg Mulholland # Dominic Addington # Andy Reed # Ikram Butt Ikram Butt (born 25 October ...
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Politics (Aristotle)
''Politics'' (, ') is a work of political philosophy by Aristotle, a 4th-century BC Greek philosopher. At the end of the ''Nicomachean Ethics'', Aristotle declared that the inquiry into ethics leads into a discussion of politics. The two works are frequently considered to be parts of a larger treatiseor perhaps connected lecturesdealing with the "philosophy of human affairs". In Aristotle's hierarchical system of philosophy he considers politics, the study of communities, to be of higher priority than ethics, which concerns individuals. The title of ''Politics'' literally means "the things concerning the ()", and is the origin of the modern English word politics. As Aristotle explains, this is understood by him to be a study of how people should best live together in communitiesthe being seen by him as the best and most natural community for humans. The history of Greek city-states, their wars and intrigues and political churning, was well-documented. In addition to such ...
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Political Animals (miniseries)
''Political Animals'' is an American comedy drama miniseries created by Greg Berlanti. The series aired in the United States on USA Network from July 15 through August 19, 2012. Sigourney Weaver portrays Elaine Barrish, a divorced former First Lady and Governor of Illinois, as well as the current Secretary of State. Weaver and the show's production team acknowledge that the lead character has some similarities to Hillary Clinton. They say that the premise of the show is "very much about all families who have been in the White House, the price they've paid for being there and the fact that those same families will often try or continue to try to get back into the White House again." While it was speculated that the miniseries would lead into a full season, on November 2, 2012, USA Network announced their decision to stick with their initial plan of producing it as a miniseries. Overview Elaine Barrish's husband Bud Hammond was a popular President of the United States during t ...
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Political Animal (radio Show)
''Political Animal'' is a performance and radio show created by British comedians John Oliver and Andy Zaltzman in which various stand-up comedians perform political material. ''Political Animal'' began at the 2004 Edinburgh Festival Fringe and has returned regularly since, it was initially co-hosted by Zaltzman and Oliver but since 2006 hosted by Zaltzman alone except for some of the 2011 fringe where Oliver returned. In 2007 ''Political Animal'' also became a radio series on BBC Radio 4. It returned for a second series in 2008, running for 10 episodes. The series took the form of a stand-up show, with Zaltzman and Oliver performing in between the acts they introduced. Previous guests have included Frankie Boyle, Daniel Kitson, Stewart Lee, Richard Herring, Jeremy Hardy, Marcus Brigstocke, Robert Newman, Chris Addison, Russell Howard and Russell Brand. Episodes Pilot Series 1 Series 2 Controversy In 2010, BBC apologised for Frankie Boyle's joke in which the comedia ...
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Political Animals (video Game)
''Political Animals'' is a 2016 government simulation game developed by Philippine-based studio Squeaky Wheel and released by British independent publisher Positech Games, the latter which also made the Democracy Democracy (from , ''dēmos'' 'people' and ''kratos'' 'rule') is a form of government in which political power is vested in the people or the population of a state. Under a minimalist definition of democracy, rulers are elected through competitiv ... video game series. The game focuses on implementing policies and dealing with scandals, in order to secure votes and win an election, which is the main goal. References Government simulation video games 2016 video games Linux games MacOS games Video games developed in the Philippines Windows games Positech Games games {{Mac-software-stub ...
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Washington Monthly
''Washington Monthly'' is a bimonthly, nonprofit magazine primarily covering United States politics and government that is based in Washington, D.C. The magazine also publishes an annual ranking of American colleges and universities, which serves as an alternative to ''Forbes'' and '' U.S. News & World Report''s rankings. History The magazine was founded on February 19, 1969, by Charles Peters, who wrote the "Tilting at Windmills" column in each issue until 2014. Paul Glastris, former speechwriter for Bill Clinton, has been ''Washington Monthlys editor-in-chief since 2001. In 2008, the magazine switched from a monthly to a bimonthly publication schedule, citing high publication costs. Past staff editors of the magazine include Jonathan Alter, Taylor Branch, James Fallows, Joshua Green, David Ignatius, Mickey Kaus, Nicholas Lemann, Suzannah Lessard, Jon Meacham, Timothy Noah, Joe Nocera, Nicholas Thompson, and Steven Waldman. In 2008, the liberal watchdog and ad ...
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California Legislative LGBTQ Caucus
The California Legislative LGBTQ Caucus (formerly the California Legislative LGBT Caucus) is an American political organization formed in June 2002 and composed of openly lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender members of the California State Legislature. The caucus currently has 13 members, a record high. This group is contrasted to other LGBT Equality Caucuses in that the California caucus consists entirely of LGBT legislators while other LGBT Equality Caucuses consist of all orientations. Both, however, promote the promulgation of LGBT-affirming laws within the legislature. Role The caucus was established to champion legislation that advances equality and the rights of LGBT Californians. Its members have introduced and passed numerous measures related to gay rights, including two same-sex marriage bills (both vetoed by the governor), bills prohibiting discrimination in state government, tackling orientation-based bullying in schools and adequately funding HIV/AIDS treatment. ...
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