Front Row Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 As if we didn't know already. "Hypocrisy has proved to be a wonderful weapon for liberals in their war against conservatives," Schweizer writes in the November issue of NewsMax Magazine. "Yet for all the talk about conservative hypocrisy, there has been very little investigation into the prevalence of hypocrisy on the left." After two years of research into liberal hypocrisy, Schweizer said, "what I discovered was just stunning." Schweizer's well-annotated book, published by Doubleday, has just been released and its sure to turn several well-known liberals red with anger. Among the eye-opening revelations of "Do As I Say": Filmmaker Michael Moore insists that corporations are evil and claims he doesn't invest in the stock market due to moral principle. But Moore's IRS forms, viewed by Schweizer, show that over the past five years he has owned shares in such corporate giants as Halliburton, Merck, Pfizer, Sunoco, Tenet Healthcare, Ford, General Electric and McDonald's. Staunch union supporter Rep. Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) has received the Cesar Chavez Award from the United Farmworkers Union. But the $25 million Northern California vineyard she and her husband own is a non-union shop. The hypocrisy doesn't end there. Pelosi has received more money from the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees union than any other member of Congress in recent election cycles. But the Pelosis own a large stake in an exclusive hotel in Rutherford, Calif. It has more than 250 employees. But none of them are in a union, according to Schweizer, author of "The Bushes: Portrait of a Dynasty" and a regular contributor to the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and other periodicals. The Pelosis are also partners in a restaurant chain called Piatti, which has 900 employees. The chain is – that's right, a non-union shop. Ralph Nader is another liberal who claims that unions are essential to protect worker rights. But when an editor of one of his publications tried to form a union to ameliorate miserable working conditions, the editor was fired and the locks changed on the office door. Self-described socialist Noam Chomsky has described the Pentagon as "the most vile institution on the face of the earth" and lashed out against tax havens and trusts that benefit only the rich. But Chomsky has been paid millions of dollars by the Pentagon over the last 40 years, and he used a venerable law firm to set up his irrevocable trust to shield his assets from the IRS. Air America radio host Al Franken says conservatives are racist because they lack diversity and oppose affirmative action. But fewer than 1 percent of the people he has hired over the past 15 years have been African-American. Ted Kennedy has fought for the estate tax and spoken out against tax shelters. But he has repeatedly benefited from an intricate web of trusts and private foundations that have shielded most of his family's fortune from the IRS. One Kennedy family trust wasn't even set up in the U.S., but in Fiji. Another family member, environmentalist Robert Kennedy Jr., has said that it is not moral to profit from natural resources. But he receives an annual check from the family's large holdings in the oil industry. Barbra Streisand has talked about the necessity of unions to protect a "living wage." But she prefers to do her filming and postproduction work in Canada, where she can pay less than American union wages. Bill and Hillary Clinton have spoken in favor of the estate tax, and in 2000 Bill vetoed a bill seeking to end it. But the Clintons have set up a contract trust that allows them to substantially reduce the amount of inheritance tax their estate will pay when they die. Hillary, for her part, has written and spoken extensively about the right of children to make major decisions regarding their own lives, including having abortions without parental notification. But she barred 13-year-old daughter Chelsea from getting her ears pierced and forbid the teen from watching MTV or HBO. Billionaire Bush-basher George Soros says the wealthy should pay higher, more progressive tax rates. But he holds the bulk of his money in tax-free overseas accounts in Curacao, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands. Schweizer writes: "Liberals claim to support affirmative action but don't practice it. They support higher taxes but set up complicated tax shelters to avoid paying them. They claim to be ardent environmentalists but abandon their cause when it impinges on their own property rights. "The reality is that liberals like to preach in moral platitudes. They like to condemn ordinary Americans and Republicans for a whole host of things - racism, lack of concern for the poor, polluting the environment, and greed. "But when it comes to applying those same standards to themselves, liberals are found to be shockingly guilty of hypocrisy. "The media and the American people need to hold them accountable." Oh, I think we will. link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spain Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 Wow! Who knew the liberals were all about double standards and hypocrisy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furd Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 Gee whiz. I'm sure that conservatives don't do the same thing. Don't click on yourself Front Row. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylive5 Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 Wow! Who knew the liberals were all about double standards and hypocrisy? 1300725[/snapback] All people are about double standards and hypocrisy. Doesn't matter who or what they are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dirty Barber Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 All people are about double standards and hypocrisy. Doesn't matter who or what they are. 1300746[/snapback] TRUTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 All people are about double standards and hypocrisy. Doesn't matter who or what they are. 1300746[/snapback] True but there are degrees of BS. I've never seen anything as bad as Washington is today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perchoutofwater Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 Gee whiz. I'm sure that conservatives don't do the same thing. Don't click on yourself Front Row. 1300741[/snapback] I'm sure they do as well, the difference is most Republicans are against unions, and are against the death tax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacked Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 I'm sure they do as well, the difference is most Republicans are against unions, and are against the death tax. 1300904[/snapback] Huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 Huh? 1300912[/snapback] He must have a relative's inheritance he's worried about. He keeps bringing up the estate tax and saying they are taking family farms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmarc117 Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 (edited) He must have a relative's inheritance he's worried about. He keeps bringing up the estate tax and saying they are taking family farms. 1300924[/snapback] i see nothing wrong with wanting to protect something that is rightfully yours.... Edited February 2, 2006 by dmarc117 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacked Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 He must have a relative's inheritance he's worried about. He keeps bringing up the estate tax and saying they are taking family farms. 1300924[/snapback] i see nothing wrong with wanting to protect something that is rightfully yours.... 1300931[/snapback] And this relates to hypocrisy...in what direct way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmarc117 Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 ummm....good question Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evil_gop_liars Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 Your doing a heckuva job Front row. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perchoutofwater Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 He must have a relative's inheritance he's worried about. He keeps bringing up the estate tax and saying they are taking family farms. 1300924[/snapback] And this relates to hypocrisy...in what direct way? 1300945[/snapback] Randull is being an idiot as usual. Don't pay any attention to him, I rarely do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caveman_Nick Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 And this relates to hypocrisy...in what direct way? 1300945[/snapback] Staunch union supporter Rep. Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) has received the Cesar Chavez Award from the United Farmworkers Union. But the $25 million Northern California vineyard she and her husband own is a non-union shop. Hypocritical? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewer Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 (edited) Hypocritical? 1300963[/snapback] I believe that The Brotherhood of Barrel Bungers, Local 666 will be picketing Nancy's 2006 Wine and Cheese party next month. Edited February 2, 2006 by Brewer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Irish Doggy Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 All people are about double standards and hypocrisy. Doesn't matter who or what they are. 1300746[/snapback] Good wisdom here. Reminds me of Micahel Corleone in the Godfather 2: "We're both part of the same hypocrisy, senator." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 Hypocritical? 1300963[/snapback] If there's pressure from the workers for a union, then yes. If there isn't and they're all happy little campers, then no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaumont Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 Hypocritical? 1300963[/snapback] Its hard to have a union if your employees don't petition for one ... I wonder how many people work at a $25 mil vinyard? Not enough for a union I'd wager ... same thing with most restaurants ... Find me a union-supporting politician who opposed a union election at their business, and then you have hypocracy ... until then, claims of hypocracy are full of poop ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yo mama Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 Its hard to have a union if your employees don't petition for one ... I wonder how many people work at a $25 mil vinyard? Not enough for a union I'd wager ... same thing with most restaurants ... Find me a union-supporting politician who opposed a union election at their business, and then you have hypocracy ... until then, claims of hypocracy are full of poop ... 1301369[/snapback] Can't argue with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H8tank Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 Ralph Nader is another liberal who claims that unions are essential to protect worker rights. But when an editor of one of his publications tried to form a union to ameliorate miserable working conditions, the editor was fired and the locks changed on the office door. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perchoutofwater Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 Its hard to have a union if your employees don't petition for one ... I wonder how many people work at a $25 mil vinyard? Not enough for a union I'd wager ... same thing with most restaurants ... Find me a union-supporting politician who opposed a union election at their business, and then you have hypocracy ... until then, claims of hypocracy are full of poop ... 1301369[/snapback] I have to agree with that. As discpicable as I think Pelosi is, you can't call her a hypocrite unless those that worked for her have tried to unionize. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaumont Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 H8 - I agree that this is a legitimate point for Nader, to the extent that he claims to be pro-union ... this involves a 1984 firing of a man named Tim Shorrock and the "Multinational Monitor" ... I am far from a Nader fan ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacked Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 H8 tank is another conservative who claims that unions are worthless to protecting worker rights. But when an director of a gay porn movie tried to make H8tank Dirk Diggler's boy toy he formed a union to ameliorate painful working conditions. 1301399[/snapback] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Irish Doggy Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 Unions aren't worthless, but they've pushed too far for their own good. The 1700 Ford plant workers (part of the announced Ford cuts a couple weeks ago) not far from here will be hard pressed to find $35/hour jobs with benefits on their high school educations. Yes, you should have safe working conditions, and a decent wage, but there isn't a person alive that can convince me assembly line work is a 70K/year job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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