Hypocrisy Watch category archive
Originalist Sin, Catch-22 Dept. 0
It’s the best catch there is.
Jonathan Wolf explains at Above the Law. Here’s a bit (warning: mild language):
Freedom of Screech 0
Shorter Elon Musk: Freedom of speech for me, but not for thee.
The Roll-Back 0
Gordon Weil espies a disturbing trend. Here’s the nub of his article (emphasis added):
Follow the link for his reasoning.
In a related vein, Professor Richard Cherwitz reminds us that, “once democracy is gone, it’s gone.”
All the News that Fits 0
Margaret Sullivan reminds us that it’s important to consider the source.
This is especially important if the story is spreading on “social” media.
Suffer the Children 0
At the Idaho State Journal, Chris Huston, in a longer article about how, in the fuss over abortion, men are somehow in no way held responsible for their role in unwanted pregnancies, expresses his befuddlement.
Misdirection Play, Merchants of Death Dept. 0
Kevin McDermott deciphers the doubletalk.
Misdirection Play, Invalid Syllogism Dept. 0
Thom gets into the weeds.
It’s All about the Benjamins, Reprise 0
At the San Jose Mercury-News, Louis Klarevas, Sonali Rajan and Charles Branas call out the absurdity of the NRA’s plan for the proliferation of portable phalli. Here’s a bit from their article:
One the same topic, the writer of a letter to the editor of The Roanoke Times calls out the misdirection play:
Shooting up a supermarket is not what a well-regulated militia does.
Follow the links for the rest.
A Moment of Venn, Reprise 0
Have you noticed the overlap between persons who fret about “government overreach” and the “Deep State” and those who would deny the existence of a “right to privacy” because that phrase does not specifically appear in the U. S. Constitution?
The Rule of Flaw 0
Leonard Pitts, Jr., suggests that Justice (sic) Clarence Thomas believes in (I’m paraphrasing here) “rules for thee but not for me.”
Another Voter Fraud Fraudster 2
Again, I think this is a classic example of projection.
Republicans are willing to cheat, so they believe everyone else is also willing to do so.
Incarceration Nation 0
At the Inky, Will Bunch uses the recent shooting (gang fight?) in Sacramento as a starting point to consider whether self-proclaimed tough-on-crime prosecutors, who tend disproportionately to target minorities and the poor (remember New York City’s “broken windows” policy?), make a difference. After crunching the numbers, he argues that they do not, despite their preening posturing and pandering to the prejudiced.
A snippet: