Nothing delights politicians, talking heads, and activists more than being able to accuse their opponents of hypocrisy. I myself love having the opportunity to cry hypocrite. Often, such charges are warranted because partisans are willing to abandon long-term principles to score points in the short-term. But charges of hypocrisy are often themselves a product of [...]
Entries Tagged as 'hypocrisy'
The Long View
December 2nd, 2009 · No Comments · AR, Law and Justice, Politics
One thing that’s long frustrated me about politics is how opportunistic partisans on both sides tend to be in the positions they take, latching on to arguments that may win a news cycle or a short-term victory but undermine longer-term arguments and priorities. While this practice can be infuriating when engaged in by Republicans, I [...]
Tags: bleeding heartery·criminal justice·hypocrisy·Maurice Clemmons·Mike Huckabee·Politics·Ta-Nehisi Coates·Willie Horton
Republicans Are In Bed With Utilities Lobbyists? (It’s Too Easy)
September 9th, 2009 · No Comments · AS, Politics
According to the LA Times:
An Orange County lawmaker [Mike Duvall] who inadvertently broadcast explicit remarks about his sexual conquests over an open microphone during a lull in a Sacramento hearing abruptly resigned from office this afternoon.
The famously conservative Republican Assemblyman was just having a little pre-hearing banter about his sexual exploits with a couple of [...]
Tags: adultery·California Assembly·conservatives·hypocrisy·idiocy·KCAL·lobbyists·Mike Duvall·NY Times·OC Weekly·Orange County·political scandal·Republicans
The Audacity of Dopes
June 24th, 2009 · No Comments · AR, Politics
I don’t really have much to add on the subject of Mark Sanford, I just wanted to use that headline. It does amaze me that high-profile politicians continue to think they can get away with this kind of of stuff. The cynical, and quite possibly correct, response would be that most politicians are [...]
Tags: Adam Serwer·adultery·character·hypocrisy·international adultery·John Edwards·Puritanism·stupidity
Gripe of the Day
June 18th, 2009 · 1 Comment · AR, Labor, Technology
At this point, I’ve gotten fairly used to phone calls from bill collectors. For the most part, they just roll right off my back. But this morning’s 5:30 wake-up call from Verizon was a little excessive. You would think that if any company would understand time zones, it would be one the [...]
Tags: deadbeats·hypocrisy·Pacific Daylight Time·union-busting
In Which I Call Myself a Horrible Person
June 12th, 2009 · 2 Comments · AR, Arts and Entertainment, Politics
Generally, only good things come from David Letterman entering the political fray. See, eg., his takedown of Bill O’Reilly on Iraq, his skewering of John McCain, and his ongoing humiliation of George Bush and Dick Cheney.
So I really wish I could be fully on Letterman’s side in his feud with Sarah Palin. [...]
Tags: bleeding heartery·Bristol Palin·David Letterman·George Bush is dumb·hypocrisy·jokes·Sarah Palin