Hypocrisy of the GOP: concise points to thrill and impress your friends

[pink-o]

Here's some truths in a nutshell for your friends who have a short attention span.

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Double Standard theatre:

If you grow up in Hawaii, you're "exotic". But if you grow up in Alaska eating moose burgers, you're the quinessential "American Story".

If you name your kid Barack, you're unpatriotic. But if you name your kid Track, you're colorful.

If you say that for the "first time in my adult lifetime, I'm, really proud of my country, you're unfit to be First Lady. But if you're a registered member of a fringe political group known as the Alaska Independent Party and you advocate secession from the USA, you're fit to be a patriotic "First Dude".

If you're a pregnant, minority teenager, you're an immoral slut who represents a social cancer that can be fixed if only you have the proper God-fearing upbringing and are taught abstinence in your school. But if you're a pregnant, white teenager whose mother is nominated for VP, you represent "Family Values".

If you're a Democrat and you make a VP pick without fully vetting the individual, you are reckless. But if you're a Rupblican and vet your VP once for 15 minutes, you're a "Mavrick".

If you're a woman Dem and complain about sexism, you're a "whiner". But if your a woman Republican and you're questioned about your qualifications, it's sex discrimination.

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I could go on, but you get the point. Just remember this: When we do it, we're heinous, immoral, evil and angry.

When they do it, they're on the side of a righteous agenda and God is smiling.

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

1. Well done! K&R

[pink-o]

2. thanx!!

:7

[NMDemDist2]

3. posted this over on a rightwing newpaper comments area (with a couple edits)

thanks

[Kahlena]

4. So Right!

Thanks Pink-o I couldn't have said it better myself. I have never seen hypocrisy personified before. I just hope America sees right thru it and when it comes to election time let them know - YOU ARE NOT FOOLING ANYBODY.

For every person that has lost a job because their company has outsourced it to a less expensive country now is your time to say..I REMEMBER WHAT YOU DID TO ME..NOW ITS PAYBACK TIME

For every Katrina Survivor that was left behind - now is your time to say - I REMEMBER WHAT YOU DID TO ME - NOW ITS MY TURN TO RESPOND.

For every person who can't afford health coverage - now is your time to say -I REMEMBER WHAT YOU DID TO ME - NOW ITS MY TURN TO RESPOND.

For every woman who has had to live with less pay - now is your time to say - I REMEMBER WHAT YOU DID TO ME - NOW ITS MY TURN TO RESPOND.

For every minority whose needs have been disregarded because you are not viewed as important enough - now is your time to say - I REMEMBER WHAT YOU DID TO ME - NOW ITS MY TURN TO RESPOND!!

Come 'on America Lift Every Voice and VOTE! Let Washington know 8 YEARS IS ENOUGH!

[LonelyLRLiberal]

5. Excellent post! Welcome to DU

We all need to do what we can to make sure Obama wins and to give him the super-majority he needs in Congress.

[central scrutinizer]

6. Also

It's OK to trot out your family and hide behind them and demand that you accept our version of the story, but when that story turns out to be as real as the Wizard of Oz, you better not say anything - that is a despicable attack against innocent children.

[bdamomma]

7. excellent

it is their whole concept of "up is down" and other metaphors I can't think of right now.

[treestar]

8. Exactly! I think they even know it, too.

The question is, when are people going to quit seeing this as "tough" and being "a fighter" when it is not?

[pink-o]

9. This is the problem on OUR end

We keep holding up the truth, expecting people to smack their hands on their foreheads and declare: "My God. Look at the LIES these wingers are telling us! Now that we know the real story, we're gonna get out of our barcaloungers and vote democratic!"

But it's slowly dawned on me that just like Colonel Jessup said--most people can't handle the truth. So Repigs just spin, deny, avoid, bluster, and when that doesn't work, they LIE. And they're so brazen, they think they can get away with it.

We in the reality-based community believe the truth will set us free and that speaking truth to power can solve all ills. Unfortunately, these crazy wingnuts live in Bizzaro World and will support a piss-poor ticket like McLame/Failin because someone told them he was a war hero and she was a Christian.

Sad. I weep for my country.

[JBoy]

10. Sweet. Their hypocrisy tastes like burning.