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The Hypocrisy Epidemic |
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President Bush
2007: “It is impossible to argue that an unconditional timetable for retreat could serve the security interests of the United States.”
1999 on Kosovo: “I think it’s also important for the president to lay out a timetable as to how long they will be involved and when they will be withdrawn.”
Sharpton
Last month: The Rev. Al Sharpton said Imus should not be “let off the hook” for his racially charged comments about the team and should be fired no matter what he says to defend himself.
This one is pretty questionable, judge for yourself.
(h/t to Donklephant)
Trent Lott
Yesterday: “It is time to quit the gamesmanship and the partisan politics,” said Senate Minority Whip Trent Lott (R-Miss.). “We have been through a meaningless maneuver that everybody knows was never going to become law. Now, can we get over that and come to a conclusion?
While Lott was Senate Majority leader during Clinton’s presidency he helped pass partial-birth abortion ban legislation twice that he knew would get vetoed.
No question, our leaders love to lie. Why is that?
While Lott and Sharpton are shameless, those particular comments from Bush can be construed as less than hypocritical. The situations are different, and different situations call for different responses. I’m not sure this is true in his case but it very well could be that he believed a firm pullout date was in the nation’s best interests during the Kosovo conflict, but not during this conflict. The point is relatively minor, as I think he lies through his teeth whenever the situations dictates, a la most any politician, but I felt it should be differentiated between the comments of Sharpton and Lott.
As complex as govt. is I would love to be a fly on the wall in the white house.Yea, politicians lie probably for the same reason alot of average decent people lie,trying to justify something they screwed up ,sometimes they’re downright rotten people.It’s hard these day’s with communications and opinions and media all around you like a really bad hail storm.
And then there is my perspective that if they really told us half the truth we would have anarchy and pandamonium, mass panic whatever.
As far as Sharpton and Lott goes I’m really sick of race based issues. It seems to me race would be one of the simplest things for mankind to get over by now {at least in our country} But I’m well aware of the idiots still out there that use race baiting and profiling for whatever agendas.I wish everyone would just start screwing everyone to the point where there is no distiguishable race and were all just a bunch of mutts.
I agree with you to an extent. Yes, different situations call for different responses. Do I take Bush at his word? No, fool me once…
I’m quite confident that Bush criticized Clinton on Kosovo for purely political reasons. Similarly, I’m very confident that we are still in Iraq for two specific reasons.
1. Bush’s pride.
2. Contract money for the cronies.
Oh, they already have such timetable… It’s just that they don’t tell you because you’re not going to like it.
If the US hasn’t left Germany and Japan in 60 years, it will take them at least just as long to get out of Iraq.