From dictionary.com I'd like to include definitions on hypocrite and hypocrisy cause that is the central point of this post.
hyp·o·crite Audio pronunciation of "Hypocrite" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (hp-krt)
n.
A person given to hypocrisy.
Hypocrite
n : a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he does not hold [syn: dissembler, phony, phoney, pretender]
Hypocrite
one who puts on a mask and feigns himself to be what he is not; a dissembler in
religion. Our Lord severely rebuked the scribes and Pharisees for their
hypocrisy (Matt. 6:2, 5, 16). "The hypocrite's hope shall perish" (Job 8:13).
The Hebrew word here rendered "hypocrite" rather means the "godless" or
"profane," as it is rendered in Jer. 23:11, i.e., polluted with crimes.
hy·poc·ri·sy Audio pronunciation of "hypocrisy" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (h-pkr-s)
n. pl. hy·poc·ri·sies
1. The practice of professing beliefs, feelings, or virtues that one does not hold or possess; falseness.
2. An act or instance of such falseness.
hypocrisy
n 1: an expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction [syn: lip service] 2: insincerity by virtue of pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not really have
The reason why I typed the definitions is John McCain, one of the few republicans I had (please note had) respect for. The reason is when Grey Davis was governor he was one of the people who were bitching about all the fund raising he did when he was governor (about $26 million worth) yet he stands behind Schwarzenegger, who has raised $76 million (a lot of it out of state) and that's ok. McCain is supposed to be a reformer but that sounds exactly like a hypocrite to me.
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From Peter Schweizer's book "Do as I Say (Not as I Do)"
"Air America radio host Al Franken says conservatives are racist because they lack diversity and oppose affirmative action. But fewer than 1 percent of the people he has hired over the past 15 years have been African-American."
"Ted Kennedy has fought for the estate tax and spoken out against tax shelters. But he has repeatedly benefited from an intricate web of trusts and private foundations that have shielded most of his family's fortune from the IRS."
"One Kennedy family trust wasn't even set up in the U.S., but in Fiji."
"Bill and Hillary Clinton have spoken in favor of the estate tax, and in 2000 Bill vetoed a bill seeking to end it. But the Clintons have set up a contract trust that allows them to substantially reduce the amount of inheritance tax their estate will pay when they die. "
"Hillary, for her part, has written and spoken extensively about the right of children to make major decisions regarding their own lives, such as having an abortion without parental consent. But she barred 13-year-old daughter Chelsea from getting her ears pierced and forbade her to watch MTV or HBO."
"Barbra Streisand has talked about the necessity of unions to protect a 'living wage.' But she prefers to do her filming and postproduction work in Canada, where she can pay less than American union wages."
"As for other liberals who like to offshore things, there's billionaire Bush-basher George Soros. Soros says the wealthy should pay higher, more progressive tax rates. But he holds the bulk of his money in tax-free overseas accounts in Curacao, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands."
This is not about who is more hypocritical. The fact is that you get it from politicians on all sides.
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