Hypocrisy

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GOP Senator Mocks Regulators He Sandbagged For JPMorgan Losses

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Eat the Press, JP Morgan Chase, JPMorgan Chase, JP Morgan Loss, Dodd-Frank, Jpmorgan, Hypocrisy, Richard Shelby, Financial Regulation, Politics News

Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) is shocked -- SHOCKED! -- that gambling is going on at JPMorgan, and that this gambling led to a multibillion-dollar loss...

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Bo Xilai: China's Newt Gingrich?

John Wagner Givens | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Gu Kailai, Bo Xilai, Chinese Politics, China, Neil Heywood, Hypocrisy, Bo Xilai Scandal, World News
John Wagner Givens

Prior to the scandal, Bo Xilai was the closest thing the Chinese Communist Party had to a Western media darling. But if Bo looks familiar to Western eyes it is because he embodied much of the worst of Western politicians.

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When Do You Practice What You Preach?

Art Markman, Ph.D. | Posted 04.22.2012

Read More: Moral Values, Consistency, Psychological Research, Moral Ethics, New Research, Hypocrisy, Healthy Living Health News, Emotional Intelligence, Moral Values Ethics, Healthy Living News
Art Markman, Ph.D.

When you say what you are going to do in a situation, you are making your best guess about it. However, it is hard for you to simulate all of the other factors that are going to influence your behavior.

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Rush Limbaugh -- Sluts, Prostitutes or Just a Pack of Lies?

Juliet Jeske | Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: Drug Use, Obama Birth Control, Slut, Rush Limbaugh, Women Voters, Married Women, Hypocrisy, Sandra Fluke, Birth Control, Women Who Use Birth Control, Prostitute, Politics News
Juliet Jeske

Rush Limbaugh might have finally gone too far. Attacking half of the adult population directly is not always the best game plan for winning over converts to his cause.

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Obama Administration Called Out for Hypocrisy Over Whistleblower Prosecutions

Project On Government Oversight | Posted 04.28.2012

Read More: Hypocrisy, Whistleblowers, Jay Carney, Accountability, Whistleblower, Espionage Act, Barack Obama, Politics News
Project On Government Oversight

The Obama Administration has brandished the Espionage Act in six cases to prosecute leaks of classified information to the media, compared to just three such cases in all previous administrations.

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Romney: The Quantum Candidate

Spencer Critchley | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Quantum Physics, Romney's Dog, Mitt Romney, Quantum Mechanics, Flip-Flop, Hypocrisy, Qubit, Quantum Computing, Politics News
Spencer Critchley

From physicists at the University of New South Wales and Purdue University, via the New York Times, comes news of dramatic progress: The group of phy...

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Newt Gingrich, Self-Victimization, and the Politics of Personal Responsibility

John Becker | Posted 03.24.2012

Read More: Personal Responsibility, Marriage, Anti-Lgbt Discrimination, Open Marriage, Marianne Gingrich, Hypocrisy, Marriage Discrimination, Newt Gingrich, Serial Adultery, Family Values, Marriage Equality, Politics News
John Becker

Newt's ego is so monumental that once he could no longer conceal his affair, he had the temerity to demand in all seriousness that his wife "share" him with his mistress.

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Jay-Z Reminds Me of Republicans

Adia Colar | Posted 03.21.2012

Read More: Jay-Z Poem, Jay-Z, Rap Lyrics, Obamacare, Bitch, Beyonce, Hypocrisy, Parenting, Republican Party, Blue Ivy, Republicans, Jay-Z-Birthday-Gift, Culture News
Adia Colar

The more people need things to be personal to them in order for them to do "the right thing" -- whatever that is -- the more skewed our world is.

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Maine's Gov. LePage: The Latest Example of GOP Self-Loathing

Pat LaMarche | Posted 03.09.2012

Read More: Paul Lepage, George W. Bush, Self-Loathing, Larry Craig, Republicans, Hypocrisy, Gop, Maine Governor, Politics News
Pat LaMarche

He's just one of many Republicans who has risen to power while kicking to the curb those who are just like him.

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Testosterone Kings: Herman Cain, DSK, and the Dirty Dawg Defense

Mark Matousek | Posted 01.30.2012

Read More: Hypocrisy, Marriage, Cheating Husbands, Promiscuity, Testosterone, Dsk, Herman Cain, Politics News
Mark Matousek

Our society operates on the unspoken principle that biology is destiny. We tell ourselves that men just can't help it. We convince ourselves that the dominant male hormone is to be blamed -- not men themselves.

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Newt: The Story of a Real Boy Who Became a Puppet

Jonathan Schmock | Posted 01.19.2012

Read More: Republican Hypocrisy, Hypocrisy, Corruption, Freddie Mac, Newt Gingrich, Lobbyists, Politics News
Jonathan Schmock

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Republicans Channel Their Inner David Cronenberg

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 12.12.2011

Read More: GOP Candidates 2012, Chris Christie, Scanners Movie, Herman Cain, Hypocrisy, Republican Hypocrisy, Mitt Romney, Planned Parenthood, David Cronenberg, Rick Perry, Nikki Haley, Politics News
Robert J. Elisberg

Republicans have shown they don't care if they're hypocrites. Or if they lie. Or about apologizing when they do. Instead, they double-down and tell you it wasn't meant to be a factual statement.

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The H.Y.P.O.C.R.I.S.Y. Act: Making Politicians Mean What They Say, or Else...

Scott Baker | Posted 11.19.2011

Read More: Government Spending, Hypocrisy, Politics, Money, Bachman, Spending, Republicans, Politics News
Scott Baker

Recently, the Huffington Post reported that: "A Freedom of Information Act request filed by The Huffington Post with three separate federal agencies ...

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Hypocrisy, Vice-Presidential Style

Andrea Lyon | Posted 10.30.2011

Read More: Jon Burge Torture, Police, Police Torture, Republican Hypocrisy, Police Brutality, Hypocrisy, Waterboarding, Chicago Police Department, Chicago Police Torture, Dick Cheney, Politics News
Andrea Lyon

In the process of promoting his book, former Vice President Dick Cheney has said that he supports waterboarding of suspects, just as long as they are ...

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Why Conservatives Spend More on Cyber Porn

Nigel Barber | Posted 10.21.2011

Read More: Nevada, Repression, Conservatives, Online Pornography, Sexual Behavior, Hypocrisy, Religious Conservatives, Utah, Benjamin Edelman, Laud Humphreys, Culture News
Nigel Barber

However much conservatives trumpet their sexual morality, they are not better than the rest of us. Indeed, the evidence suggests they are slightly worse.

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To Catch A Sinner -- Chris Hansen And The Spectacle Of Moral Transgression

G. Elijah Dann | Posted 09.05.2011

Read More: Adultery, To Catch a Predator, Child Predators, Chris Hansen, Christianity, Chris Hansen Adultery, Chris Hansen Scandal, Jesus, Hypocrisy, Chris Hansen Sin, Religion News
G. Elijah Dann

It turns out, moral failure is part of Hansen's character too. And it seems that those who like to make a living out of displaying the failure of others might be tempting the gods.

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What Is the Fourth of July to Me?

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 08.31.2011

Read More: Liberty, July 4th Patriotism, Segreation, Freedom, Slavery, Hypocrisy, July 4, Racial Bigotry, Independence, Politics News
Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Famed 19th Century abolitionist and fighter for racial justice Frederick Douglass thundered in a speech "What is the Fourth of July to Me." Douglass a...

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Christian Group Calls On Vitter To Resign, Defend Against Weiner Hypocrisy

Posted 08.21.2011

Read More: Hypocrisy, Family Policy Network, Anthony Weiner, Conservative Christians, David Vitter Resign, David Vitter, Religion News

By Jonathan Tilove c. 2011 Religion News Service WASHINGTON (RNS) The president of the Christian conservative Family Policy Network sent Sen. Davi...

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Sexual Hypocrisy and Democratic Weakness: Just Another Day in the USA

Darren Hutchinson | Posted 08.20.2011

Read More: Anthony Weiner, Democrats, Sexuality, Prostitution, Twitter, Hypocrisy, American Media, Sex Education, Political Sex Scandals, Politics News
Darren Hutchinson

Lacking anything better over which to obsess, the rapidly declining U.S. media created a faux scandal that forced Anthony Weiner to resign.

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If They're Helping People, Does It Really Matter If They Don't Practice What They Preach?

Holly Sidell | Posted 08.16.2011

Read More: Gurus, The Self Help World, Self Help, Spiritual Practice, Self-Help, Hypocrisy, Los Angeles News
Holly Sidell

I got forwarded an email this morning from a friend of mine who was excited to share a daily email of self-help/spiritual inspiration he gets. The sec...

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A Rabbi's Letter To Rep. Weiner

Rabbi Irwin Kula | Posted 08.08.2011

Read More: King David, Anthony Weiner, Lying, Sex, Hypocrisy, Anthony Weiner Twitter Scandal, Anthony Weiner Scandal, Rep. Weiner, Rabbi's Letter to Rep. Weiner, Rabbi, Religion News
Rabbi Irwin Kula

Yes, you made a stupid mistake and then you lied, which made something stupid much worse, but our reaction says much more about us than you.

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Friday Talking Points [168] -- Zombie Attack!

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.20.2011

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Chris Weigant

Now all Americans can breathe a huge sigh of relief because the Centers for Disease Control just posted instructions so we can all adequately prepare for "Zombie Armageddon."

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I'm With Arnold

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 07.20.2011

Read More: Hypocrisy, Sex Scandals, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tiger Woods, Entertainment News
<i>Fortune</i>'s Stanley Bing

I'm probably the only one around who feels this way, but I'm getting pretty sick of people being busted for sexual indiscretions with another consenting adult and then being forced to bend themselves into pretzels to cover up the mistake.

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Breathtaking Republican Hypocrisy on Medicare

Chris Weigant | Posted 06.13.2011

Read More: Cut Medicare, Mcconnell, Mitch McConnell, President Obama, John Boehner, Demagogue, Obama, Eric Cantor, Republican, Conor Sweeney, Save Medicare, Ryan, Brownback, Medicare, Obamacare, House, Budget, Roy Blunt, Lindsey Graham, Barack Obama, Sam Brownback, Graham, Hypocrisy, Cantor, Paul Ryan, Boehner, Blunt, Politics News
Chris Weigant

To be sure, Republicans have always been against the concept of Medicare. But hypocrisy entered into the discourse last year, when they attempted to position themselves as the ones who were going to "save Medicare."

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Friday Talking Points [161] -- April Fools

Chris Weigant | Posted 06.01.2011

Read More: White House, April Fools, Tea Party, Debate, President Obama, Schoolhouse Rock, Obama, Democratic, Im Just a Bill, Friday Talking Points, Sarah Palin, Presidential Candidate, 2012, Republican, Kinetic Military Action, Montana, Midotw, Law of the Land, Domestic Goddess, Most Disappointing Democrat of the Week, Most Impressive Democrat of the Week, Farm Subsidies, Ben Quayle, South Park, John McCain, House, Haley Barbour, Gaddafi, Terrorism, War, Rick Santorum, Terrorist, Democrat, Congress, Lindsey Graham, Newt Gingrich, Dui, Democrats, Barack Obama, Tea Party Republican, Transparency, Michele Bachmann, Constitution, Mddotw, Chris Weigant, Herman Cain, Donald Trump, Hypocrisy, Transparency Award, Libya, Senate, Ghaddafi, Kma, Socialist, Fox News, Politics News
Chris Weigant

To clarify that title: when you pull a prank on this particular day, you're supposed to reveal yourself as the prankster by yelling "April Fools!" (or...

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