Sentence examples for issue a red herring from inspiring English sources

Mary Lou McDonald, vice president of the opposition party Sinn Fein, accused the government of "scaremongering" and called the borrowing issue a red herring.

Mr. Weingarten said the bill was not intended as a license to discriminate against anyone, and he called the issue "a red herring".

In reply to the letter to the editor regarding the traffic issue and Walmart ("Walmart traffic issue is a red herring," Sept. 19), it's probably true that the traffic problem is a non-issue.

I think the safety issue is a red herring.

Indeed, the loudly debated privacy issue is a red herring.

This new focus on "legality" as the key issue is a red herring.

The voter ID issue is a red herring for a problem that largely does not exist.

The suitability of same-sex parenting aside, it should also be noted that the entire issue is a red herring.

Mr. Kagame described a Security Council investigation into that issue as a red herring meant to put Rwanda on the defensive.

To me, the issue is a red herring, and is getting in the way of genuine reform.

Critics of the banks say the entire issue is a red herring, and that principal writedowns are not such a gift that people would default to get them.