Showing posts with label hypocrisy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hypocrisy. Show all posts

Son Of Draconian Drug Warrior Fails Drug Test

by Jesse Walker.    Vice President Joe Biden has been one of the most strident drug warriors of my lifetime. Mandatory minimum sentences, the crack/powder disparity, federal asset forfeiture, the RAVE Act—they all have Biden's fingerprints on them. The man may be responsible for the very phrase "drug czar." If the Drug War had its own Mount      ... MORE

Does Obama Believe He Should Have Gone To Prison?

from Students for Liberty.   As President Obama has admitted since long before entering politics, he’s done his fair share of illegal drugs. In his 1995 book, Dreams From My Father, he wrote that he’d used marijuana and “maybe a little blow[1].” Despite this, he continues to oversee a federal war against others who’ve done the same. What I have in  ... MORE

A. Barton Hinkle: Bipartisan Hypocrisy on Free Speech

Do conservatives owe the Dixie Chicks an apology?     It sure looks that way. Liberals, meanwhile, owe some apologies too. A little over a decade ago the Chicks' lead singer, Natalie Maines, told a London audience: "Just so you know, we’re ashamed that the president of the United States is from Texas." This was less than two weeks     ... MORE

Inside the Corrupt Reality of Government In California

by Steven Greenhut. Incandescent hypocrisy. The only mild complaint against the critically acclaimed TV series Breaking Bad is that the premise is a stretch. It’s hard to imagine a straight-laced high-school chemistry teacher, after being diagnosed with lung cancer and struggling with money problems, becoming a kingpin in the crystal-meth underworld.   ... MORE

Anti-Gun California State Senator Busted Running Guns

Hypocrisy on parade.          State Sen. Leland Yee, an outspoken advocate of gun control and open government, was arrested Wednesday on charges that he conspired to traffic in firearms and traded favors in Sacramento for bribes - campaign cash paid by men who turned out to be undercover FBI agents. Yee, a Democrat who represents half   ... MORE

If Spying On Senate Is So Bad, Why is it OK To Spy On Us?

by Ron Paul.      The incandescent hypocrisy of Diane Feinstein. The reaction of Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) to last week’s revelations that the CIA secretly searched Senate Intelligence Committee computers reveals much about what the elites in government think about the rest of us. “Spy on thee, but not on me!” The hypocrisy of Sen.     ... MORE

96% Of Dems Who Support Minimum Wage Don't Pay Interns

by Matt Vespa.      Liberals are really pushing raising the minimum wage for 2014. Thirty states have put forward bills to increase it, and Democrats have made this issue part of their political strategy for this year.  Yet, a new study from the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) has exposed the proponents of raising the minimum wage of their "hypocrisy."    ... MORE

John Stossel: Celebrity Hypocrites

Do as I say, not as I do.         I'm annoyed that so many Hollywood celebrities hate the system that made them rich. Actor/comedian Russell Brand told the BBC he wants "a socialist, egalitarian system based on the massive redistribution of wealth." Director George Lucas got rich not just from movies but also by selling Star Wars merchandise. Yet he   ... MORE

Rick Moran: Gabby Gifford's Husband Buys An AR-15

The nauseating hypocrisy of this guy is incredible.      When caught red-handed by Breitbart, who tracked down a tip that Mark Kelly, former Rep. Gifford's husband purchased an "assault weapon," here's what the gun control advocate put on his Facebook page: I just had a background check a few days ago when I went to my local gun     ... MORE

Mark Steyn: That's Different, He's Our Vampire

Another bane in Obama's campaign. While we’re waiting for Obama and the Democrats to return all the money they’ve taken from the vampires at Bain, let’s not forget this: One of Obama’s top campaign financiers – Jonathan Lavine – is also managing director at Bain, bundling between $100,000 and $200,000 in contributions for the 2012 Obama Victory   ... MORE

Eric Peters: A Double Standard In Speed Enforcement

Who watches the watchmen?     If "speeding" -- defined as driving faster than the legally posted maximum velocity -- is necessarily "unsafe," why do cops do so routinely?  The answer, of course, is: Because they can. More precisely, they can do so with impunity. Who watches the watchmen, after all? Here is a recent -- and particularly egregious   ... MORE

Investors.Com: ALEC And The Left's War On Free Speech

Journalists show their "free speech" colors. If you want an insight into today's left, look at its multifront war against the American Legislative Exchange Council for committing the grave sin of pushing free-market bills in state legislatures. At a recent meeting in Washington, Aniello Alioto of ProgressNow Colorado summed up the left-wing's campaign against  ... MORE

REUTERS: Secret Panel Can Put Americans On Death List

Death by government. American militants like Anwar al-Awlaki are placed on a kill or capture list by a secretive panel of senior government officials, which then informs the president of its decisions, according to officials. There is no public record of the operations or decisions of the panel, which is a subset of the White House's National Security Council, several current and  ... MORE

A. Barton Hinkle: Tolerance For Me But Not For Thee

Freedom of association includes the right to discriminate. Gay-rights organizations have been quick to defend the Richmond Federal Reserve Bank after it came under attack for hoisting a gay-pride flag on a pole directly beneath the American flag. The Fed did so at the request of, and to show support for, its gay, lesbian, and transgender employees. Republican Del. Bob Marshall ... MORE

The Obamas - Childogs, Couture and Hypocrisy

by Jeanne DeAngelis. In these perilous times, people accuse me of being obsessed with pap like Michelle and Barack Obama's food and clothing. But it should be obvious that it's not about the food or the clothes; it's about double standards, arrogance, and hypocrisy, all of which impact policy and governing, whether directly or indirectly. The truth is, Mr and Mrs. Obama are  ... MORE