Their moral and cultural relativism lead them to admire Mao as much as Lincoln.

Is this what Boss Limpdick has been ranting lately? Geeze, no wonder the right wing nuts are screwed up.

Hypocrisy started when we humans learned the trick of self-consciousness. See Julian Jaynes’ work. Abstract thinking and the ability to imagine and consider options is a relatively new development. Religions with icons were founded before conscious thought: Followers believed that the statues/idols *were* the gods. When we developed higher consciousness, the gods went to the sky because it became obvious that the statues were just statues.

Also enabled with this development: Deception.

For an excellent example, look into the Spanish conquest of the Incas, which took about a day. For example, the Incas had not developed the advanced thinking and had no concept of theft: When you weren’t at home, you advertised this because there was no burglary.

There was a “fierce moral urgency” to get rid of the “totalitarian Patriot Act” and reign in the “fascist unwarranted searches and surveillance” that Bush put in…until they are in power, and these things become useful and are being expanded. Now, not a peep.
Hypocrites.

Women’s rights are important until Bush started talking about fighting the Taliban, at which time they became “non-western cultural traditions that must be understood and respected”.
Hypocrites.

Freedom of speech is utterly vital to our freedom when it’s Ward Churchill, but when someone dares ask an unscripted question of a candidate in the midst of the campaign, his act of free speech gets him investigated by state tax authorities and his personal information released to the press by Obama toadies.
Hypocrites.

Bush was “in the pocket of the Saudis”, but when it became obvious that Obama was just as obsequious and had just as many staffers and advisors with oily hands, that no longer matters.
Hypocrites.

The rich and powerful must “pay their share” and not whine about taxes, until it becomes clear that hardly anyone Obama knows actually pays taxes, and they get off without fines or penalties for crimes that would land ordinary proles in the slammer.
Hypocrites.

Hypocrisy a rightwing phenomenon? I think not.

But I’m not enough of a partisan retard to call hypocrisy (or any common human failing) the exclusive province of the Left. Dvorak, on the other hand, seems to think it’s a perfectly normal thing to do.

Adam is increasingly looking like the sane one in this doltish duo.

Hypocrisy truly is a special talent of the right wing. They wouldn’t have a platform without it.

Obviously all evil is conservative, and political hypocrisy does not exist.

“We love gays….but if Obama says screw the gay soldiers, then ok”

“Men in power should never prey on underlings…unless it’s a Dem President”

“Women’s rights are vital…unless an Approved Victim Group is infringing them”

Next will be “Lying: why conservatives are unable to tell the truth”…Gluttony: why conservatives overeat”
…Body odor: Why do conservatives smell bad?”.

Now for “Giving money to JCD: Why some conservatives have stopped”. That one’s getting more popular. I know you won’t miss my hundred-or-so bucks (that’s barely a bottle of wine for you), but at least I won’t be paying to be insulted.

You and Mr Fusion enjoy pleasuring each other here, and you and Adam keep lying about “listener-supported programming” when you’re getting paid by Mevio, and promising things that never happen on NA.

This was the last straw, JCD, Go fu….you get the idea.

Also, if you look at the original article, you will find that buried in the chart is the fact the porn subscription numbers are “adjusted for broadband use”. Why is that necessary? I’m not sure that it is. I hope that it is not needed only to skew the numbers to make a pre-determined point, but it wouldn’t surprise me one bit if it were.

Hypocrisy is setting a standard to which you say you and only you are exempt from living up to the standard because the standard you are violating needs you. It argues against self-serving circular arguments.

So if I say “It’s wrong to cheat on your wife.” and then cheat on my wife it’s not hypocrisy. It’s not living up to my standard, but I’m not saying “It’s wrong to cheat on your wife, but it’s ok if I do it because I run the church, and without us adultery would go un-enforced.” It’s a two part process, without the second part everyone who has attempted to work up to a standard are hypocrites and the word no longer holds meaning.

A good example of hypocrisy is Al Gore. Al Gore says “Americans need to consume less energy because it’s killing the planet, BUT it’s OK for me to use vastly more energy than the average American because I pay for “offsets” to a variety of companies of which I am a member of their boards, and we are saving the planet.” That’s pure hypocrisy.

Obama also fancies himself a leader, but as anyone can see that is also lie.

Conclusion: Hopey McChange is a Liar.

First of all, there’s a difference in what bothers them. When a liberal politician engages in sexual betrayal, what bothers his erstwhile supporters is the betrayal. When a conservative politician does it, what bothers the supporters is the sex.

the liberal reaction — that the hypocrisy of the moralizers undermines their cause

[the conservative reaction - ] the fact that some of those trying to police what other people do in bed are themselves doing nasty things does not reflect on the cause itself — on the contrary, it shows just how necessary more bed-snooping is.

blog link:

http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/26/sex-and-the-married-politician/