grandstander

For all his six Olympic and six World Championship gold medals, Lewis has been called a grandstander through much of his career.

Four Acts In 10 Seconds 2008

KENTUCKY: "U.S. Senate hopeful Trey Grayson portrayed his main Republican rival Monday as a 'grandstander' who could lose sight of Kentucky in favor of the tea party movement as candidates made their final push before the state's primary election Tuesday," the

First Read 2010

The noteworthy thing here is that Lane, who seems to like Bayh and not see him as a selfish, immoral grandstander basically sees Bayh as a selfish, immoral grandstander.

Matthew Yglesias » Lane on Bayh 2010

You are a worthless grandstander and a horrible human being.

Lieberman: I'll back health care bill without Medicare expansion 2009

He's somewhat of a grandstander, too, engaging in one-man missions that, strategically, make poor sense for the leader of an ever-growing fleet.

REVIEW: Mike Resnick's Starship Series (Books 1-4) 2009

The noteworthy thing here is that Lane, who seems to like Bayh and not see him as a selfish, immoral grandstander basically sees Bayh as a selfish, immoral grandstander.

Matthew Yglesias » Lane on Bayh 2010

One notable recent grandstander was President Barack Obama, the man who now badly wants the debt ceiling raised to prevent financial disaster.

The Politics of the Debt Ceiling Gerald F. Seib 2011

Just waiting for Boehner or that idiot grandstander Hoekstra (who let it leak publicly that Hasan's calls were being monitored) to start making innuendos about terrorists allowed to operate in the armed forces as a result of Obama being elected.

Obama: Don't turn Fort Hood hearings into 'political theater' 2009

Inhofe is a brain-dead grandstander, and not a very good one, at that.

Think Progress » Inhofe: ‘I believe in racial and ethnic profiling’ because ‘all terrorists are Muslims or Middle Easterners.’ 2010

Hansen has always been a grandstander, seeking the limelight by whatever means, but this time he has gone too far.

NASA's Jim Hansen Engages In Personal Foreign Policy - NASA Watch 2009