A lot has been written about Senator David Vitter (R-LA) calling him a hypocrite because he supports family values and also was involved with a call girl service. Now Senator Vitter to state the obvious was morally wrong but his stands on morality, of which I disagree on quite a few, should not be smeared. Calling someone a hypocrite seems to be an enjoyable sport on both sides politically. Republicans have delighted in the size of Al Gore’s home calling him a hypocrite because he calls for energy conservation.
Nancy Pelosi called for an end of entitlements yet wanted a bigger jet; Strom Thurmond spoke on segregation yet had a black daughter. Robert Byrd is called the moral center of the senate yet was a member of the KKK. I myself speak on behalf of animal rights yet eat meat. This game can go on for hours. As far as I’m concerned Vitter and Gore are human which means they are not perfect, as none of us are. Can you imagine how often all of us would be called a hypocrite if we had the eyes of the nation on us? We as people, who love politics, are at our best when discussing fundamental ideas and at our worst by taking pleasure in someone’s misfortune exposed. Yes I am a hypocrite, and so are you. The ideas we all represent are pure but we ourselves are not.
Nancy Pelosi called for an end of entitlements yet wanted a bigger jet; Strom Thurmond spoke on segregation yet had a black daughter. Robert Byrd is called the moral center of the senate yet was a member of the KKK. I myself speak on behalf of animal rights yet eat meat. This game can go on for hours. As far as I’m concerned Vitter and Gore are human which means they are not perfect, as none of us are. Can you imagine how often all of us would be called a hypocrite if we had the eyes of the nation on us? We as people, who love politics, are at our best when discussing fundamental ideas and at our worst by taking pleasure in someone’s misfortune exposed. Yes I am a hypocrite, and so are you. The ideas we all represent are pure but we ourselves are not.
