Kibitzers

But the industry should also expect to see his policy advice-gleaned with the help of part-timers, current staffers, and "kibitzers" - show up in everything from the national broadband plan to the ownership rule review. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Look for his policy advice, gleaned with the help of part-timers, current staffers and "kibitzers," to show up in everything from the national broadband plan to the ownership-rule review. ❋ Unknown (2010)

What really struck me about the post was Rubin's critique of the "kibitzers," those ❋ Unknown (2008)

Aaron Miller, who has had far more experience in Middle East negotiations then any of the kibitzers on this blog, has written in the Washington Post and stated on cable TV that a final settlement of the Israel/Palestinian problem is not possible at this time and that President Elect Osama would be wasting his time and credibility if he tried to achieve it. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It imposes on them a duty to be more than just kibitzers—to think about the consequences of their judgments and to avoid flippancy. ❋ Jr. Holman W. Jenkins (2011)

But I do want to note a few things about the nominations — or should I say the noms, since Variety coined that term decades before legions of media kibitzers turned it into an affectation. ❋ Joe Morgenstern (2011)

People like us who were overviewing all the applications had opinions, in-between managers had opinions, kibitzers on the side had opinions, too. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The kibitzers often confused more than they clarified. ❋ PETER BISKIND (2010)