hog-tied

As usual, I would just like to point out that the publishing industry is still hog-tied by Barnes & Noble.

Can we grow the number of readers? Roger Sutton 2009

You're correct Nate - we are being dragged, hog-tied, beat, coerced and lied to in an attempt to shove us all into a one-size-fits-all scheme.

A letter from Gatsby (Jack Bog's Blog) 2009

A society that is cowed and hog-tied, too fearful to speak up with an honestly held opinion, is easy to manipulate.

Police Investigate MP’s Expenses « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009

Then the GOP will have hog-tied itself from saving the country.

McConnell tells GOP: Vote no on Wall Street bill 2010

I would love to see every last one of the scumbags in charge of KBR hog-tied and thrown into a giant swimming pool, and then have a 50,000 volt/10,00-amp live electrical generator thrown into the water after them.

Deadly KBR Showers Came With $80M Bonuses « Antiwar.com Blog 2009

A legislator, of all people, argues that when the Court speaks on the meaning of a statute, that reading is locked in amber, and that no matter if a majority in Congress disagree, or simply want to change the law for whatever reason, the peoples' representatives are hog-tied.

A Statute Beyond Congress's Control 2011

During the February hearing, Toussaint denied the most serious accusations against him -- that he ordered sailors to simulate sex acts during training exercises, that he threw parties with hired prostitutes, and that he condoned the humiliation of a gay sailor who was hog-tied to a chair and left in a dog kennel.

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International: Chief Accused of Hazing Forced From Navy, Keeps Rank Youth Radio -- Youth Media International 2011

I hadn't seen them not since they had gagged and blindfolded me, then lugged me hog-tied up the attic stairs and locked me in the closet.

Excerpt: The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley 2009

During the February hearing, Toussaint denied the most serious accusations against him -- that he ordered sailors to simulate sex acts during training exercises, that he threw parties with hired prostitutes, and that he condoned the humiliation of a gay sailor who was hog-tied to a chair and left in a dog kennel.

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International: Chief Accused of Hazing Forced From Navy, Keeps Rank Youth Radio -- Youth Media International 2011

Then the GOP will have hog-tied itself from saving the country.

McConnell tells GOP: Vote no on Wall Street bill 2010