Taft's outspoken isolationism and opposition to any American involvement in the European war convinced many Republican leaders that he could not win a general election, particularly as France fell to the Nazis in May 1940 and Germany threatened Britain.

Many of the controversial opinions he expressed were common ( if not exactly popular ) at the time and his outspoken opposition to post-surrender denazification is still widely debated today.

Commander of the Combined Fleet Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto was outspoken in his opposition, especially after the signing of the Tripartite Pact, saying on 14 October 1940: " To fight the United States is like fighting the whole world.

Hanks was extremely outspoken about his opposition to Proposition 8, an amendment to the California constitution that defined marriage as a union only between a man and a woman.

The National Association of Letter Carriers, a postal labor union, was especially outspoken in its opposition.

Sheen is known for his outspoken support of liberal political causes, such as opposition to United States military actions and a toxic-waste incinerator in East Liverpool, Ohio.

Following his outspoken opposition to the 2003 invasion of Iraq and criticism of the government, Downing Street suggested that he might face withdrawal of the Labour whip.

Critics blamed Acheson for what they called the " loss of China " and launched several years of organized opposition to Acheson's tenure ; Acheson ridiculed his opponents and called this period in his outspoken memoirs " The Attack of the Primitives.

Balakirev was outspoken in his opposition to Anton Rubinstein's efforts.

He was outspoken in his opposition to Charles Haughey in the aftermath of the Arms Crisis, when Haughey and another minister, both having been sacked, were sent for trial amid allegations of a plot to import arms for the Provisional IRA.

This was largely due to his being seen by many politicians of the centre and left as a controversial figure for his outspoken opposition to the Bolsheviks, his supposed desire for Finnish intervention on the side of the Whites during the Russian Civil War, and the antipathy toward him of Finnish socialists, who saw him as the ' bourgeois ' ' White General '.

From 1965 – 70, Hersey was Master of Pierson College, one of twelve residential colleges at Yale University, where his outspoken activism and early opposition to the Vietnam War made him controversial with alumni, but admired by students.

They have been outspoken in their opposition to state higher taxes, economic central planning programs including subsidies, targeted corporate tax breaks, etc.

He is primarily known as a Marxist educator and notable for his outspoken opposition to the First World War.

" Sumner's outspoken opposition to slavery made him few friends in the Senate.

In the 1940s he became embroiled in controversy with the Jewish community both in Australia and internationally through his outspoken opposition to Zionism.

Despite his vigorous and outspoken opposition to Lenin's political party in 1917, Plekhanov was held in high esteem by the Russian Communist Party following his death as a founding father of Russian Marxism and a philosophical thinker.

Kefauver was unique in Tennessee politics in his outspoken liberal views, a stand that established a permanent bloc of opposition to him in the state.

As the war continued and the fortunes of the Confederacy sank lower, Stephens became more outspoken in his opposition to the administration.

DTC genetic testing has been controversial due to outspoken opposition within the scientific community.

From 1990 – 1994 he was the parliamentary opposition leader and continued his outspoken and independent style when his party was part of the government from 1994.

Taft's greatest prominence during his first term came not from his fight against the New Deal and President Franklin Roosevelt, but rather from his vigorous and outspoken opposition to US involvement in the Second World War.

The UKUP was outspoken in its opposition to the Republic of Ireland possessing any participative role in the governance of Northern Ireland.

Abbey's abrasiveness, opposition to anthropocentrism, and outspoken writings made him the object of much controversy.

While she is rarely politically outspoken, in 2005 following the Hurricane Katrina disaster, Dion appeared on Larry King Live and tearfully criticized the U. S. government's slow response in aiding the victims of the hurricane: " There's people still there waiting to be rescued.

He was an outspoken critic of the Vietnam War and was arrested in 1968 for aiding and abetting draft resisters.

Several Arab states supported Libyan territorial claims to the Strip, among the most outspoken of which was Algeria, which provided training for anti-Habré forces, although most recruits for its training programs were from Nigeria or Cameroon, recruited and flown to Algeria by Libya.

Zuo was outspoken in calling for war against Russia, hoping to settle the matter by attacking Russian forces in Xinjiang with his Xiang army.

Matsuoka was also an outspoken defender of Japanese participation in the Siberian Intervention against the Bolshevik forces in the Russian Civil War.

The Catholic Church, which at first expressed its gratitude to the armed forces for saving the country from the horrors of a " Marxist dictatorship " became, under the leadership of Cardinal Raúl Silva Henríquez, the most outspoken critic of the regime's social and economic policies.

His outspoken support helped strengthen the forces that ultimately completed ratification the following year.

Through his outspoken criticism of the conduct of the campaign, he was instrumental in bringing about the dismissal of the British commander-in-chief, Sir Ian Hamilton — an event that led to the evacuation of British forces from the Gallipoli peninsula which in turn contributed to the collapse of the Asquith government.

General Zuo Zongtang was outspoken in calling for war against Russia, hoping to settle the matter by attacking Russian forces in Xinjiang with his Xiang army.

A strong and outspoken leader, Jabir was close with Nassereddin Shah Qajar and was a vital force in successfully defending Khuzestan from invading British and Ottoman forces.

Pro-conscription forces exploited this, denouncing outspoken anti-conscription Catholics, such as Archbishop Mannix, and T. J. Ryan, the Premier of Queensland, for disloyalty.

Hacker is described as " an outspoken anti-alcohol activist " by journalist James Thalman in Utah's Deseret News, and as " the undisputed general " of the forces attacking alcohol by Michael Massing in the New York Times.

A vocal critic of conservative government policy, his outspoken rhetoric in parliament earned him the nickname " Schmidt-Schnauze ".

Though Wen has since earned a reputation as a competent administrator known for his suppleness and discretion, similar to his fourth-generation colleague Hu Jintao, observers have cited Wen's personal opinions as difficult to discern in contrast to his relatively outspoken predecessor.

His aggressive driving style and outspoken demeanor earned him the nickname " Jaws ", a reference to the 1975 film about a killer shark.

Known as an outspoken player, Hull earned a reputation on and off the ice for speaking bluntly and without regard for who it might offend.

In 1953, he earned new respect and public admiration when he turned against the other Democratic leaders in New York City and used the power of Tammany Hall to help lead the defeat of highly unpopular incumbent mayor Vincent R. Impellitteri in the Democratic Party primary by Robert F. Wagner, Jr., a highly outspoken pro-reform Democrat, and then helped assure Wagner's victory in the general election.

" For his outspoken views, Taussig earned the lifetime enmity of Roosevelt, who was in a political fight with the Republican Party over his nomination as Vice President, and wrote a sharp letter to the navy subcommittee denying Taussig's charges.

Peggy's outspoken and astute opinions have earned the admiration of men such as Andrew Jackson ( Lionel Barrymore ) and Daniel Webster ( Sidney Toler ).

In this capacity he earned a reputation as an outspoken critic of many hurling teams, including Clare.

Shanley had earned " the nickname the hippie priest for his long hair and outspoken views, including his public rejection of the church's condemnation of homosexuality.

He is known for his outspoken style and anti-statist politics in a province known for mainly supporting left-of-centre policies, but has nonetheless earned widespread popularity, earning the nickname le Roi Arthur (" King Arthur ").