Do as I say (not as I boo-boo)

[Ian David]

Relationships: Do as I say (not as I boo-boo)

Call it ego inflation, extreme hypocrisy, classic morality tale or personal failing. Those who secretly commit the acts they publicly disdain are often at
war with themselves.

By Gail Rosenblum, Star Tribune
Last update: July 25, 2007 – 5:38 PM

If the story of Sen. David Vitter sounds like déjà vu all over again, that's probably because it is. Earlier this month, the Louisiana senator, with his wife at his side, offered "sincere apologies" to those he had hurt after being linked to an escort service in Washington, D.C. Vitter -- who has campaigned largely on "family values" -- delivered his mea culpa just eight months after the Haggard affair: The Rev. Ted Haggard, senior pastor of the 14,000-member New Life Church in Colorado Springs and a vocal critic of gay rights, admitted to "sexual immorality" and to purchasing illegal drugs and a massage from a former male prostitute. He labeled himself a "deceiver and a liar."

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The smokescreen. Well, I might get caught, so I'd better make that less likely. "If I'm the fire-and-brimstone family values guy," Miner said, "maybe you're not going to figure out that many evenings, as I'm driving home from Capitol Hill, I'm stopping on 14th Street."

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Faith. Sometimes faith or a strong belief system can be an attempted refuge from a demon or difficulty, Bera said. "You may repeatedly profess your rigid beliefs, in hopes of not thinking and not doing that which you fear or desire."

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[bonito]

1. Great post! Recommend

:thumbsup: :hi:

[dorkulon]

2. .

[zabet]

3. Bwahahaha!

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

[dorkulon]

4. Got it from a good piece on a similar subject.

It's the Hypocrisy, Stupid (on Gannon/Guckert)

The people who are driving the Gannon/Guckert story are not homophobic. Most of them probably think prostitution should be legal. But Guckert’s homosexuality and promiscuity are absolutely fair game, because they indicate a fundamentally flawed personal philosophy.

It’s silly enough for Republicans to accuse anyone of hypocrisy while they are defending a homosexual, but these people are simply missing the point. To say his sexual orientation is an irrelevant issue is ridiculous. It is extremely relevant, if only as a reference to his astounding hypocrisy. If David Duke turned out to be a Jew, it would be newsworthy, and no one would call those who reported it anti-Semitic.

Guckert wrote often about John Kerry's “pro-homosexual platform” in the runup to the election. One of his stories was titled, "Kerry Could Become First Gay President." These stories, needless to say, were not positive, but designed to scare and anger homophobes, to fan the flames of their dumb hatred. He espoused the imagined moral superiority of his party and pandered to its most treasured prejudice, all while cornholing rich businessmen for $200 an hour. That isn’t relevant? Ridiculous.

What’s really got the Right’s panties twisted is that Guckert’s story is an uncomfortable reminder of their own inner conflicts, a crack in the wall of denial they’ve built in their minds to separate the standards by which they judge others from the realities of their own personal behavior.