| The carpetbaggers who streamed into the South for political and economic gain aggravated the wounds which the war had opened. |
| After all, these people could not be portrayed as carpetbaggers or outside agitators. |
| There are a lot of carpetbaggers and scam-artists operating in southern Africa and by telephone from offshore bases. |
| The recent fight with carpetbaggers cost policyholders several million pounds. |
| We have had our share of itinerant carpetbaggers who had dubious magistrate credentials. |
| If there was any deception it was the way the highly organised carpetbaggers manipulated these polls to influence the outcome. |
