On AlterNet: hypocrisy

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The Right-Wing's 20 Biggest Sex Hypocrites

Alex Henderson, AlterNet. May 3, 2012.

The ones who scream the loudest about how godly they are often turn out to be the exact opposite.

75 Years of a Pointless, Disastrous War Against Marijuana

Derek Rosenfeld, AlterNet. March 9, 2012.

This year marks the 75th anniversary of federal marijuana prohibition in the United States. It only took 13 years for Americans to realize the futility of alcohol prohibition.

The Great Antidepressant Hypocrisy

Maia Szalavitz, The Fix. November 30, 2011.

America’s ambivalent relationship with drugs and medication pushes us to ignore critical differences between drugs, while failing to appreciate useful similarities.

No Jail for Beating Up Women? Topeka Let Up to 30 Alleged Batterers Walk Free, After Briefly Decriminalizing Domestic Violence to Save Money

Sarah Seltzer, AlterNet. October 12, 2011.

As the county and city volleyed back and forth over the budget, suspected batterers went free.

Budget Cuts Most Likely to Affect Women: So Why Aren't There Any Women on the Budget-Slashing Committee?

Sarah Seltzer, AlterNet. May 24, 2011.

Women's groups worry that the budget will be balanced on the backs of the most vulnerable.

Tea Partiers Bash Pay for NPR Execs but Ignore Fat-Cats in Corporate America Getting Fatter on Tax Subsidies

Sam Pizzigati, Other Words. March 21, 2011.

If the Right really believed that firms with lavishly paid execs can do without taxpayer support, they wouldn't be wasting their time ranting against public broadcasting.

12 Examples of Stunning Hypocrisy from Tea Party Republicans In One Short Month

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. February 3, 2011.

They made lots of promises -- and they already have broken many as they came out of the gate.

Republicans Say Everything the Dems Pass Is Unconstitutional -- Even Policies They've Championed for Decades

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. January 28, 2011.

The individual mandate was long championed by the GOP, but since it was passed by a Democratic Congress they've decided it violates the Constitution.

The GOP Should Look in the Mirror When Talking About Obama's Drug Use

Tony Newman, AlterNet. February 19, 2010.

What about Dubya's alleged cocaine consumption as a younger man? Or Rush Limbaugh's painkiller addiction?

Conservative Family Values, Beating the Crap Out of Defenseless People Edition

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. December 8, 2009.

Obviously, traditional Christian values inform our morality -- is there another source?

Lou Dobbs, Looking at Public Office, Says He's in Favor of Policy He Used to Spin as "Shamnesty for Illegals"

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. November 26, 2009.

Dobbs said he now favors the very legalization process for unauthorized immigrants that he's long derided as a brain-dead "amnesty".

Hypocrisy Watch: RNC Insurance Plan Has Covered Abortions for 18 Years

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly. November 13, 2009.

Oh, this is rich.

Right-Wingers in Congress Love Their Own Govt.-Run Health Care, But They Hate Sharing It

Jim Hightower, Creators Syndicate. October 29, 2009.

Members of Congress and their families are blessed with their very own gold-plated, taxpayer-financed, Washington-run health care system.

MoJo: Gov't Watchdog Targets 'Hypocrite' ACORN-Hunter David Vitter for Investigation

Ben Buchwalter, Mother Jones September 29, 2009.

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington filed a complaint asking the Louisiana Bar to investigate Vitter's violation of the state's lawyerly conduct rules for his ties to prostitution.

Drug Use by Political Candidates Isn't a Deal Breaker, But Hypocrisy on the Issue Should Be

Tony Newman, AlterNet. September 5, 2009.

Now that the climate for political candidates has eased on personal drug use, we should focus on punishing elected officials who still believe in the drug war.