"Outing" Hypocrites

Pat Sajak's website ^ | 11-29-06 | Pat Sajak

[DeweyCA]

Everyone, including me, is often blind to our own hypocritical behavior, but the Libs seem to do it especially often. And of course, the MSM let them get away with it, while they would crucify any conservative or Christian who would do the same.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

The other extreme believes it’s a very personal matter, and “outing” is absolutely wrong.

It's a gross violation of privacy. The fact that you may disagree with some person does not mean that person waived his desire for privacy or gave you permission to violate his privacy. Of course it's wrong.

[Eyes Unclouded]

Well they really do think that they are a different class of people...the demands they make apply to the little people not them the cultural elites. If we all stopped shopping at walmart (is that a place where they like... sell walls or something hehehe... I just wanna smack her)for example then we really would have more money to spend seeing the latest crap that they spew out. As for the politicos... I think the Kerry joke kinda showed that one to everyone.

[Vn_survivor_67-68]

any hypocrite using any sort of public bully-pulpit deserves to be exposed.

[T. Buzzard Trueblood]

Pat for President!

[techcor]

If a politician or celebrity complains our taxes aren’t high enough while he hires the most aggressive accountants to minimize his own taxes, or takes questionable deductions to do the same, by all means, let’s “out” him.

Wow. I am totally impressed by him. I knew he was conservative but this post is great! He's pro-life isn't he? I've been so sick over the last 20 some years seeing s.o.b.'s like Michael Moore, Al Franken, etc. get in front of some interviewer (like Dan Rather) and claim they want to pay 70% tax. B.S.! The interviewer nods his stupid head and they both shed a tear that the evil Republicans have made them keep more of their money than they want to. It just infuriates me.
I tell my liberal friend that it was Michael Moore that first inspired me towards conservatism because of the absolute blatant hypocrisy that he shows.

[Ole Okie]

Pat for President!

and Vanna for Vice.

An unbeatable pair.

[NutCrackerBoy]

Bump

[arthurus]

The "middle" position on outing is to do it if it gains a political advantage or damages a political foe. It is purely vicious and, of course, fits the stereotype of the character of the public homosexual.

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

This guy just make a whole lot of sense.

[Admin Moderator]

The New Yorker has asked us not to allow any of their material to be posted to FR.

Updated FR Excerpt and Link Only or Deny Posting List due to Copyright Complaints

[fat city]

I wonder how many federal government employees have a private investment retirement account available to them? Oh, all of them.

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

Read the rest of the article.

[arthurus]

The Liberals are NOT being hypocritical, ever. Their beliefs and principles are power and whatever it takes to advance their progress toward the goal of power, then increased power, is Right and Good.

[Billthedrill]

It isn't actually the hypocrisy they're outing, it's the homosexuality. The hypocrisy provides an excuse. In fact, this is simply a form of extortion practiced on those who do not adhere to a set of rigidly-enforced political positions.

The reason one does not "out" hypocrites such as the ones Sajak details is that it doesn't accomplish anything because they don't care.

[aculeus]

The New Yorker has asked us not to allow any of their material to be posted to FR.

Okay. Thanks.

[DManA]

Better wake up to the reality that privacy is an illusion.

[DManA]

The logical fallacy these activists make is thinking that by spotlighting someone who doesn't live up to the ideals he espouses they somehow besmirch the ideals themselves.

[Burkean]

The part about school choice is obviously a slam against Clinton crusdading for the public schools and then sending Chelsea to the ultra expensive Sidwell friends, and telling the few media who dared to question to shut it.

As much as I dislike Jimmy Carter, he did send poor Amy to an inner city DC school--he put his money where his mouth is.