The team was sometimes billed as The American Express, but most people referred to them as the U. S. Express II since the patriotic gimmick of the original U. S. Express was recycled with Spivey taking Barry Windham's place.

Napoleon said he believed Windham's " talents were mediocre and that he was an unfeeling, unprincipled man ".

Upon hearing of Windham's death, Mackintosh said: " Had Windham possessed discretion in debate, or Sheridan in conduct, they might have ruled their age ".

His speeches, boycotted by Knesset members, were made to an empty parliament, except for the duty chairman and the transcriptionist.

He also wrote a selection of poems, and political speeches for his time in parliament.

An edition of his works, in three volumes, ( apart from the History of England ) was published in 1846, containing his ethical and historical dissertations, a number of essays on political and literary topics, reviews, and other contributions to periodical publications, and speeches on a variety of subjects delivered at the bar and in parliament.

He remained silent in parliament until his speeches of 1805 and 1806 in defence of his father, who was then being impeached.

Pulteney's resentment was not confined to his speeches in parliament.

He gained attention for his speeches in parliament which earned him a reputation for clearly setting out his argument, even if they lacked natural eloquence.

But war was in the air, and the most impassioned speeches he ever delivered were addressed to this parliament in fruitless opposition to the Crimean War.

It was to proceed to Glasnevin Cemetery, stopping briefly on Leinster lawn in front of the Irish parliament, where speeches were to be held.

Writing later in the eighteenth century, the Whig member of parliament Edmund Burke used the speeches of Whig leaders at the Sacheverell trial in his An Appeal from the New to the Old Whigs ( 1791 ) to demonstrate true Whiggism ( as opposed to the beliefs of the Foxite ' New Whigs ').

There is no contemporary authority for the charge, which seems to appear first in Redman's rhetorical history of Henry V, written in 1540 with an eye to the political situation at that time, As a matter of fact, the parliament at Leicester, in which the speeches were supposed to have been made, began on 30 April 1414 before Chichele was archbishop.

Erskine's friend Charles James Fox had been eager to have such a brilliant lawyer join the ranks of Whig members, but Erskine's speeches failed to make the impact in parliament that they did in court.

After 1846 and the disintegration of the Tory party over Peel's adoption of free trade, Lord Lyndhurst did not attend parliament sessions as often, but he continued to take a lively interest in public affairs and to make speeches.

He wrote some stirring nationalistic ballads, originally contributed to The Nation, and afterwards republished as Spirit of the Nation, as well as a memoir of Curran, the Irish lawyer and orator, prefixed to an edition of his speeches, and a history of King James II's parliament of 1689 ; and he had formed many literary plans which were brought to naught by his early death.

 The press gallery is the part of a parliament, or other legislative body, where political journalists are allowed to sit or gather to observe and then report speeches and events.

When parliament reopened on 15 January 1800, high levels of passion ran throughout, and angry speeches were delivered by proponents on both sides.

She has also been a strong supporter of the Irish language and its use globally, and was one of the only MEPs to currently use Irish as her priority language, rarely making speeches within the parliament in English.

Iranian constitution gives immunity to members of parliament and the courts have no right to put MPs on trial for their speeches in the parliament.

Its parliamentary leader, Terry Cameron, was renowned for asking numerous questions in parliament and for making extensive speeches, the longest clocking in at over three hours.

He was one of the presidents of the preliminary parliament at Frankfurt which he dominated with his energy, imposing figure and pithy speeches.

Lange set a record of speeches during his first year in parliament, speaking more than any other representative.

His father regularly listened to the West Berlin radio station RIAS, so Wolfgang had a chance to hear speeches from debates in the West German parliament.

He gathered his Yugoslav parliament speeches and published them as Centralizam ili federalizam ( Централизам или федерализам ) in 1926.

In parliament, Ivens was known as an articulate and vociferous defender of labour interests though he was sometimes criticized for long-windedness in his speeches ( Douglas L. Campbell once claimed that he heard Ivens speak for more than seven hours at a stretch ).

He attracted attention in parliament by his speeches in 1872 in the debates on the Judicature Act.

It was the rediscovery of Cicero's speeches ( such as the defense of Archias ) and letters ( to Atticus ) by Italians like Petrarch that, in part, ignited the cultural innovations that we know as the Renaissance.

He contended in speeches to Congress that the actions taken by the United States were actions outside of the constitution and were “ acts of war rather than acts of defense.

Barère provided defense speeches for Couthon and St. Just, so they would be prepared on what to say at their trial.

" Later, in one of his frequent speeches on unification, Johnson stated that " this nation can no longer tolerate the autonomous conduct of any single service ... A waste of the resources of America in spendthrift defense is an invitation to disaster for America.

Minton launched a statewide campaign in August 1934 and began delivering speeches in defense of the New Deal.

The situation has gathered international attention including defense of Nobel Laureate attorney Shirin Ebadi in June after she received threats in April warning her against making speeches abroad, and defending Iran's minority Baha ' i community-see Arrest of Bahá ' í leaders.

The speeches in defense began with Caelius making witty jeers at Clodia, while Crassus defended against the actual charges, and finally Cicero attacking Clodia.

H. L. Mencken, whose nationally published coverage of the Scopes Trial referred to the town's creationist inhabitants as " yokels " and " morons ," referred to assisting counsel for the prosecution as a " buffoon " and his speeches as " theologic bilge ," while referring to the defense as " eloquent " and " magnificent.

The absence of prosecution and defense attorneys meant cases were decided mainly upon the basis of the speeches given by plaintiff and defendant.

In a procedure called the " defense of the dissertation " the dissertation is summarized before the Commission, followed by speeches by the opponents or the reading of their references, and replies to the comments of the opponents and question of the Commission members by the aspirant.

Other special mailings by the Industrial Division included copies of speeches delivered at the Governor's Conference, letters and brochures to conferees at Med-Chemical Symposium at University of Rhode Island and letters and reprints of industrial advertisements to such organizations as Society of Industrial Realtors.

Here again it is not anything like a legislative commission sitting down to discuss the pros and cons and drafting proposals, but the format is that of a trial, voting yes or no after a clash of speeches and such.

In addition, some of the Chronicler ’ s additions consist of speeches by key figures, such as David ( 1 Chr.

Although in one of its early forms Godwin's law referred specifically to Usenet newsgroup discussions, the law is now often applied to any threaded online discussion, such as forums, chat rooms and blog comment threads, and has been invoked for the inappropriate use of Nazi analogies in articles or speeches.

For non-executive heads of state there is often a degree of censorship by the politically responsible government ( such as the head of government ), discreetly approving agenda and speeches, especially where the constitution ( or customary law ) assumes all political responsibility by granting the crown inviolability ( in fact also imposing political emasculation ) as in the Kingdom of Belgium from its very beginning ; in a monarchy this may even be extended to some degree to other members of the dynasty, especially the heir to the throne.

The collection also contains speeches, sermons, articles, and remarks from the Conservative Jewish viewpoint on subjects such as Jewish medical ethics, dietary laws, adoption, and marriage and divorce.

As Joachim Fest notes, Goebbels seemed to take a grim pleasure in the destruction of Germany ’ s cities by the Allied bombing offensive: " It was, as one of his colleagues confirmed, almost a happy day for him when famous buildings were destroyed, because at such time he put into his speeches that ecstatic hatred which aroused the fanaticism of the tiring workers and spurred them to fresh efforts.

The ceremony includes speeches by senior Israeli officials, an artistic presentation, a ritual march of flag-carrying soldiers forming elaborate structures ( such as a Menorah, a Magen David and the number which represents the age of the State of Israel ) and the lighting of twelve beacons ( one for each of the Tribes of Israel ).

* The earliest such reference occurs in 1589 when Thomas Nashe in his introduction to Robert Greene's Menaphon implies the existence of an early Hamlet: " English Seneca read by candle-light yields many good sentences, as Blood is a begger, and so forth ; and if you entreat him fair in a frosty morning, he will afford you whole Hamlets, I should say handfuls of tragical speeches.

During Howard's prime ministership, Keating made occasional speeches strongly criticising his successor's social policies, and defending his own policies, such as those on East Timor.

Humphrey became known for his advocacy of liberal causes ( such as civil rights, arms control, a nuclear test ban, food stamps, and humanitarian foreign aid ), and for his long and witty speeches.

In speeches that followed the coup, Nasser declared he would never give up his goal of an ultimate Arab union, though he would never again achieve such a tangible victory toward this goal.

His speeches had influence on the contemporaneous and subsequent Indian leaders such as Mahatma Gandhi, Bipin Chandra Pal, Balgangadhar Tilak and Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.

The network has also received some criticism for deciding not to carry scheduled news events such as presidential speeches at times in primetime in order to air regular entertainment programming ( such as a speech in September 2009 which would have jeopardized the long-promoted fall premiere of Glee had it aired ).

Arab nationalist terms, such " Arab homeland " and " Arab nation " frequently began appearing in his speeches in 1954 – 55, whereas prior he would refer to the Arab " peoples " or the " Arab region.

Neither in their poetry nor in their speeches or traditions do we find their gods or goddesses described in such terms.

The records of his visit include sketches of the early city buildings, a description of local geography and agriculture, commentary on its politics and social order, essays, speeches, and sermons from Brigham Young, Isaac Morley, George Washington Bradley and other prominent leaders, and snapshots of everyday life such as newspaper clippings and the menu from a high-society ball.

He surrounded himself with lieutenants completely loyal to him, such as Morny and Persigny, secured the support of the army, and toured the country making populist speeches condemning the assembly and presenting himself as the protector of universal male suffrage.

In these documents, which were often the transcripts of speeches before groups such as the National War College or events such as the 1955 Joint Secretaries Conference at the Quantico Marine Corps Base, LeMay clearly advocated using SAC as a preemptive weapon, if and when such was necessary.

Younger universities have in more recent years started using the Latin honorary title in formal situations, such as in honorary speeches or graduation ceremonies.

These publishing alternatives provide an avenue for authors who believe that mainstream publishing will not meet their needs or who are in a position to make more money from direct sales than they could from bookstore sales, such as popular speakers who sell books after speeches.