Hypocrisy Watch category archive
Both Sides Don’t 0
Steve M. is fed up with the false equivalence.
Afterthought:
Once evil becomes proven, presumption of good no longer applies.
Russian Impulses 0
A caller to Thom sees a pattern.
Stray Question 0
What’s a good word for someone who used–er–questionable means so as not to go to war, but who quite happily places others in the line of fire?
Inquiring minds want to know.
And the Winner Is . . . . 0
John Young offers his selection for the hypocrite of 2025.
All the News that Fits 0
Michael in Norfolk bemoans the false equivalence in dis coarse discourse. A snippet:
Self-Driven to Destruction 0
When all else fails, blame the victim.
News You Could Lose 0
At AL.com, Kyle Whitmire notes that some government officials and agencies, including the Trump maladministration, are suddenly interested in freedom of repress. He gives several examples of government threats against reporter for, well, reporting.
Here’s a tiny excerpt, in which he talks about Trump’s threatening to sue news agencies for reporting that his bombing of Iran may not have been the glorious shattering victory that he claimed it to be (emphasis added):
Follow the link for the rest.
All the News that Fits 0
A caller calls out Jake Tapper for his recent book about Joe Bidden and Tapper tries to weasel-word himself out her criticism. David Shuster dissects the dissumulation.
If One Standard Is Good, Two Must Be Better 0
At the Tampa Bay Times, Daniel Ruth finds a slight whiff of a double standard in the current who-shot-john stirred up by Jake Tapper’s recent book alleging that Joe Biden is getting old. A snippet:
The Disinformation Superhighway 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Vanessa LoBue takes a look at how dis- and misinformation spread on the disinformation superhighway. She notes that researchers have determined the following:
She goes on to offer some techniques to avoid falling for fabrications.
I commend her article as a timely read in this disinformation age.
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*Citations at the link.
Emoluments 0
The editorial board of The Philadelphia Inquirer follows the money. They suggest that
While Trump feeds the masses bread and circuses, he is laughing all the way to the bank.
Follow the link for an inventory of the illicit income.
Republican Family Values 0
At the Idaho State Journal, Mike Murphy makes a compelling case that a particular Idaho legislator is, well, just plain nutz.
Establishmentarians 0
At Al.com, John Archibald notes that an Alabama legislator has offered a bill requiring public schools to start their day with a Christian prayer or risk losing a portion of their funding.
Archibald goes on to offer a prayer for said legislators, one which methinks is spot on.
I commend it to your attention.
The Moneychangers in the Temple 0
Mrs. Betty Bowers fulminates against the false prophets.
