Tag: hypocrisy
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Rick Santorum not so fundamentalist about tithing
Father Santorum adheres to fundamentalist Catholic dogma on issues like contraception but, when it comes to giving, he falls well short of the Biblical mandate to tithe 10 percent of your earnings. In no year was charitable giving more than 3 percent of his income, and he dipped below 2 percent in one year. As…
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Zsa Zsa for president
The right is already making excuses for Newt. “Psychiatrist” Keith Ablow, writing for Foxnews.com, does them one better, arguing that Gingrich’s serial adultery will make him a better president. 1) Three women have met Mr. Gingrich and been so moved by his emotional energy and intellect that they decided they wanted to spend the rest…
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Don’t blame everybody else, Newt
If I was falsely accused by my significant other of dumping them six months after learning they had MS I’d make sure everyone knew it wasn’t true. If you’re Newt Gingrich, you play the victim and blame the media. And if you’re a hypocritical Republican, you eat it up with a spoon. Smug condescension used…
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Money, cash, hypocrisy
Jay-Z’s Rocawear has come out with a T-shirt emblazoned with “Occupy All Streets” to spread the news that “there is change to be made everywhere” and not just on Wall Street. But if Occupy Atlanta and other offshoots of the Occupy Wall Street movement expect to cash in on Jay-Z’s show of support, they may…
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Further proof I don’t hate saying I told ya so
It appears Russell Simmons is an even bigger phony than I thought. The man had a solid gold toilet in his house for Chrissakes. He also peddles a pre-paid debit card that exploits the poor (Florida’s attorney general is investigating the hip hop mogul’s RushCard for making fraudulent claims and charging hidden fees). So it…
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The Washington mindset
It depends on what the definition of hypocrisy is: Rep. Barney Frank might sympathize with the Occupy Wall Street protesters, but he’s still got friends in the financial world. The Massachusetts Democrat is heading to New York hoping to raise tens of thousands of dollars Thursday at a fundraiser at the home of Charles Myers,…
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