tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31210316.post5765532874100092728..comments2023-08-02T05:02:41.706-05:00Comments on Reasons and Opinions: Why the Double Standard?shadhuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03933715508568783990noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31210316.post-67548972358369473222007-03-01T21:54:00.000-05:002007-03-01T21:54:00.000-05:00Yeah, on the other hand, I never hear anything abo...Yeah, on the other hand, I never hear anything about homelessness when Democrats run stuff. Like they suddenly find homes or something? Or like Jimmy Carter didn't empty our hospitals of the mentally ill.<BR/><BR/>Sickening whining, both parties. "They don't want to do anything to end poverty! We want more abortion clinics in poor neighborhoods because we care!"<BR/><BR/>Face it, thats your party. Nothing matters beyond scratching the itch and destroying everything the Christian holds dear.<BR/><BR/>Its every bit as ugly as "Allt hat matters is the almighty dollar."<BR/><BR/>Not that you'll stop shilling long enough to notice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31210316.post-81527947056494818992007-02-12T18:09:00.000-05:002007-02-12T18:09:00.000-05:00Well, the one that I love is how they bash on Pro-...Well, the one that I love is how they bash on Pro-choice democrats, but not pro-choice republicans in the same way... Giuliani, anyone?Katerina Ivanovnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15565995904031771532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31210316.post-14515669248522683052007-02-09T16:25:00.000-05:002007-02-09T16:25:00.000-05:00I deplore the double standard that absolves the Ri...I deplore the double standard that absolves the Right of misdeeds and magnifies those of the Left. But, hey, there is plenty of hypocrisy to go around. People are keen to know if those who talk the talk also walk the walk. <BR/><BR/>I welcome Edwards' focus on poverty and the enormous divide between rich and poor in America. That is the principal reason I have supported his candidacy. But it is understandable that those who claim this mantle are going to be scrutinized more than Democratic and especially Republican politicians who eschew focus on the poor. <BR/><BR/>Edwards will be judged against a higher standard, in part because we all know that the centrality of relative deprivation...the contrast between abject poverty and ostentatious wealth (not wealth itself).Mike McG...https://www.blogger.com/profile/18231730533411265912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31210316.post-31719020079153601092007-02-09T16:06:00.000-05:002007-02-09T16:06:00.000-05:00I agree with you regarding the double standard. Un...I agree with you regarding the double standard. Unfair to the max. But, hey, the guy who talks the talk prophetically about 'two Americas' has to expect that people will ask whether he walks the walk. Relative deprivation is huge in America. There *is* a connection between the in-your-face overconsumption of the wealthy and the deprivation of the poor. <BR/><BR/>I supported Edwards four years ago. I want to support him now precisely because he has the guts to confront America's silence about the poor. But, let's face it, the mansion stikes a dissonant note. The indisputable fact of widespread Republican hypocrisy doesn't quiet the McMansion controvery.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31210316.post-23935353220933200272007-02-09T12:21:00.000-05:002007-02-09T12:21:00.000-05:00The issue is hypocrisy. Is Cheney a hypocrite for...The issue is hypocrisy. Is Cheney a hypocrite for being wealthy? No, he would agree that being wealthy is just fine. <BR/><BR/>Is Edwards a hypocrite for building a 28,000 square foot mansion? Yes, because his whole campaign is based on this pretense that he wants to break down inequality in America. If that's your shtick, you can't then go out and live like a Rockefeller.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com