Hypocrisy, thy name is..(fill in RW’er of your choice, not just Lowry).

Yeah, we all know, IOKIYAR.

Oh, alas and alack, if only Tim Russert were still alive so he could play gotcha videos to all these GOP hypocrites pundits.

Who is this prick?

Wotta tool!

Unfortunately, as tejanarusa points out, it isn’t exactly “news worthy” when a Repub is a hypocrite.

He’s the tool that went all gaga when Sarah P. winked at the camera during the debates…

So, Richie boy, how’s that little SW Asian war going? You know, the one “We’re Winning!” Rich Lowry does the patented asshat dance once again, and yes IOKIYAR, sadly.

He’s the tool that went all gaga made a wet spot on his chair when Sarah P. winked at the camera during the debates…

fixed it for ya.

Thanks! Good catch! :)

She may be authentic and populist, but she took a registered lobbyist for the nation of Georgia with her to Hong Kong; the same one who delivered candidate McCain’s strong support for invaded Georgia the same day he renewed his lobbying contract.

These people are just stand-up actors for their paymasters. Have we gotten an accurate accounting of how much these clowns paid for Miss Sarah’s appearance?

Funny — it was on the same day and took the same amount of time as Mohammar Qaddafi’s speech to the United Nations.

Oh, she’s “an authentic voice of the populist right” all right. The part that thinks “populism” means being popular in high school and “authentic” means “I’m going to get very rich spouting crap every chance I get to my fellow idiots.” And also, too, Alaska.

You know, Palin and Quaddafi are NEVER in the same room together at the same time….wonder why???

You can tell the difference because Quaddafi wears a hat. :)

speaking of asshole hypocrites …
saw some of hannity last night trashing Obama for “apologizing for America.” Christ I wish they’d get a new line. And he said (paraphrasing) “And teh guy said he wants to eliminate all nuclear weapons. Sounds nice. I’d love that too. But it’s not gonna happen. The guy is naive.” ()Don’t remember him ever calling Bush “the guy.) But Reagan used to talk about that all the time. He was full of shit. But he used to say it. Did Hannity call him naive ?

I’m not supposed to be noticing such inconsequential things but ever since she hasn’t been running for VP her clothes seem shittier. Are the expensive ones still in the plane?

I think they were donated to a charity. They belonged to the RNC,not her. And with all the attention she got for them, she couldn’t keep them.

Tee hee.

Jeffco, is that snark? Because ol timmah was one of village and would never ever call a a powerful political member of the village(his gotchas were all on minor embarrassments, never on any real corruption) on anything.

That a rethug is a hypocrite is no surprise. That the MSM is in bed with the rethugs is also no surprise. What bothers me the most is how our MSM has become the mouthpiece for the power elites. No longer do we see hard hitting exposes about corruption in govt. The american couch potato sheeple has been inundated with propaganda that willingly gives up the small fry to minor scandals but protects the powerful from any hint of corruption and keeps the sheeple fat dumb and happy with cleb gossip. Meanwhile, the oligarchs continue to gather more control over what is actually happening in DC and the networks continue not broadcasting anything that might just become another watergate type scandal.
While I continue to read my local paper, I get my news on the US from outside the country. I have DISH and watch Korean news in the morning and news from China and Japan in the afternoon. Then I sit and shake my head while I watch the big 3 in the evening as they never actually say anything during their 22 min broadcast. What is happening in the world? The sheeple will never know. We are becoming ignorant very quickly. Remember this. 1 out of 3 kids who start HS never graduate. Even those that do are vastly ignorant of the world and what is happening in their name. At the same time they are easily led by the nose into believing whatever they see on TV. Truth is lie, history changes daily.

I haven’t been to Alaska so I’m not sure. Can you see Afghanistan from it or not?

They won’t even let you in the Republican party unless you are an outrageous hypocrite. To be a Republican pundit takes magnitudes of hypocrisy beyond that.

Hey Mike Ross!

Woooooo PIG!! Soooooie!

Enjoy the game asshole.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWMynRGeR88

“Authentic” and Rich Lowry don’t belong in the same paragraph, let alone the same sentence. Perhaps he means Ms. Palin, “runs true to predicted behavior” or something equally well-parsed. But using it imply that the inexperienced, uninformed, unthinking but ambitious Ms. Palin’s voice is credible is laughable.

this guy

and that’s Rich Jergens Lowry to you hippies !

Watch it!

she criticized Obama’s handling of the current war in Afghanistan, his foreign policy, domestic policy, economic policy — pretty much trashed his entire administration.

As a candidate and in office, President Obama called Afghanistan the “necessary war” and pledged to provide the resources needed to prevail.

I don’t see any criticism in the link?

What did we win?

A bag of shit.

But it’s really good shit, Mrs. Presky!

or as I explain to my kids, Palin is the one with the nictitating membranes eating her young

AND THE KILLIN’ GOEZ ON AND ON AND…

Citizen Blue Texan and the Firepup Freedom Fighters:

I have been hollerin’ in the wilderness for lo these last eight years that we have a full blown fascist political party and it is funded quite independently of the federal government and has either coopted or smothered the aparatus of governance, particularly the security services. Unless the Obama administration wakes up and realizes that they can’t find common ground with the corporate oligarchy on anything and will be stonewalled politically by the fascist party in congress until the bastards create a crisis and drive Obama’s numbers below 50%, we are gunna find ourselves governed by a military junta.

KEEP THE FAITH AND PASS THE AMMUNITION, NOBODY IS GUNNA FIGHT THIS ONE FOR US!!

‘zup Scooter boy !

Citizen JeffCO:

Surely you are making a little joke about Russert, no?

Because nothing is more down-home and authentic than barring the press and not disclosing the six-figure payday she got!

Remember, folks, the moment Reagan left office, he started giving million-dollar private speeches. These people have absolutely no willingness to scrutinize their own behavior. They’re psychopaths *and* they’re assholes.

Pah. Orange pie, the favorite dessert of FDLers! Washed down with fresh-squeezed pulp-in apple juice.

If one of the Democrat-loving Hollywood “personalities” went over to Europe and started singing the praises of Bush, Palin, et. al., how would you react?

As Lowry points out, the Dixie Chicks are country music singers. Their audience expects a certain political orientation, and when it turned out that they didn’t share it, members of that audience pointed that fact out and suggested that people not buy their albums. You can outrage all you want to, but that’s the truth.

Palin is a politician, and can be expected to deliver a political message — one you don’t like. So here you are, reacting exactly the way country music fans did to the Dixie Chicks, and criticizing Lowry for “hypocrisy”. You need a better mirror.

Regards,
Ric

Now, where did I hear this? Had to be O’Donnell, Rachel, or Jon Stewart – anyway, “whoever” said a bunch of people, especially Americans walked out of her speech, quoting one, “I just couldn’t take it anymore.” I believe there was a remark that some non-American listeners were baffled by Palin’s speech.

I’m hoping this will register as a failure…maybe some will demand their money back. If that happens a few more times, her lecture circuit days may end pretty quickly.
It’s only the Repub RW faithful nutjobs who find her a good speaker.

I am shocked, shocked to learn that Republicans are lying hypocrites!

The truth is that like feigned outrage, that canard about not criticizing the president on foreign soil is bullshit.

The Dixie Chick bashing didn’t come just from the country music folks – they were denounced by all manner of RW folks.
Your distinction is worthless.

Ah yes…..Remember the conniptions when Obama the celebrity went over to Europe to speak?

Now the same offendees are all atwitter over Celebrity Sarah’s overseas adventures.

The GOP is going to be really bent out of shape when Sarah pulls a Perot and splits the GOP vote.

Funny stuff.

-G

That’s an hilarious theory — that the standards for political speech for entertainers are higher than politicians. Problem is, the wingnuts also bashed Carter and Gore for exactly the same thing, so I’m afraid that won’t wash.

Citizen RicLocke:

At long last, sir, have you no sense of decency, we here at FDL are quite sensitive to lunacy and idiocy so your words result in the collective cry: “Stop please, the stupid it hurts!!!”

So give yourself a thrill, wiggle your ears and tickle your prostate but get the fuck off my lawn!

As Lowry points out, the Dixie Chicks are country music singers.

So were Woody Guthrie and Johnny Cash. And Gram Parsons. And Emylou Harris. And Drive By Truckers. And Steve Earle. Etc.

See, you don’t have to think monolithically. Well, apparently *you* do.

Jane has a new cross-post up: “Does Mike Honda Read What He Signs?”

Country music listeners “expect a certain political orientation”?

And what would that be?

Loretta Lynn singing about The Pill in the 1970s or about Vietnam in the 60s? Tammy singing about DIVORCE?

I would hate to think that you are painting all the CW music lovers out there with some kind of lame RW stereotype.

What a vile little prick Ricky Lowrey is, humm, typical of the worthless GOP clowns in the 21st century. The Republican Party has been steadily going downhill since President Dwight D. Eisenhower left office in January, 1961. Let’s see, there was Nixon with his white racist “Southern strategy” and his “secret plan to end the Vietnam War” (by continuing it for six more years), there was folksy Reagan who began the destruction of American labor unions, and the middle class along with Iran-Contra (selling arms to the Iranians (!) to secretly funnel funds to the murderous right-wing Contra thugs in Nicaragua and don’t forget the stupid deregulation of the Savings and Loans. And:
Bush I and Bush 2…

It’s amazing how hypocricy just rolls off the backs of these conservatives.

One of the biggest examples of hypocricy this year was Sarah’s death panel BS. Just over a year ago she dclared “Health care decision day” in Alaska. A program designed to make people more aware of the need for livng wills and end of life directives. A good idea in Alaska is suddenly a death panel in Washington.

Or how about when during the presidential campaign, Bush stood in the safety of the Isrialie Parliament and called Obama an appeaser at the same time he was handing out guns and money to terrorists who had killed Americans in Iraq

Someone’s gonna just HAVE to explain to me what it is about Palin that seems to make certain parts of republican men “straighten up” and take notice?? I swear, I just don’t see it. She’s by no means ugly, but good grief, she’s not all THAT either! Do repukes just naturally think with their smaller heads?? I just wonder if she’d be so popular if she looked like Helen Thomas, and would it be because she wasn’t attractive or because she had a brain?

Thanks for mentioning that.

Remember the nasty, ill-fitted poly-something suit she wore when she flew down to accept McCain’s appointment? That suit prolly inspired the megabuck makeover.

Asia presents marvy shopping opportunities.. Keep your eyes peeled for upgrades. Losing that cream silk faille jacked must have hurt bad.

Palin is the right-male brain ideal.She is stupid, blindly supportive, and fertile (they y chromosome thing not withstanding). Her aggresive posturing would normally be threatening to them from a woman,but is offset by her “momma bear” knee jerk defense of partriarchal right wing values, and her inate incompetence, which they can smugly attribute to her femmininity, which has the overall effect of enhancing their perception her “virile” sexual appeal.

No. She’s “Hawt” in their minds. I asked some men I knew who would give me an honest answer, no matter their political affiliation.

She’s a good looking woman. Whatever comes out of her mouth is utterly beside the point.

Wow, I hadn’t heard of that. I’m going to look that up.

I KNEW she was a first class liar.

You make a good point. Once the media/political machine, the American capitalist elite determines that someone is unassailably “hawt” then whatever they say must be vallid. How else to explain sarah p. and the legion of blonde spokesmodels the republican party employs on the MSM daily? nothing palin has EVER said distinguishes her from the mob. Her recent quotes at that capitalist pig convention in singapore(?) confirm that. too much “government” bad, less “government” goooood i think is the near literal translation of what she took 1 1/2 hours to say? she is not credible in any credible ways. 2/3 9/10’s of the folks that post here on FDL have more thoughtful, nuanced opinions than she does. she is a political/media whore.

“she’s winking at me!” / bleck

Lets all e-mail this hypocritical little right-wing pr*ck…and share our love with him….

[country music singers]

So were Woody Guthrie and Johnny Cash. And Gram Parsons. And Emylou Harris. And Drive By Truckers. And Steve Earle. Etc.

Uh huh. Which is why their music had effects ‘way out of proportion to the apparent initial impact.

You? Sneers. Insults. Egregious assumption of moral superiority not in any way in evidence. Really cool way to get your point across, hmm?

Regards,
Ri

FYI: Not everyone who loves country music or performs it is a right wing, unquestioning, war mongering reactionary. Just thought you might want to know.

Well, you know how it is with Saint Ronnie. I am sure that asshat Hannity can’t remember any of that because he is too busy kneeling at the altar of the Great One.

This was in the link:

“…the Defense Department received only ½ of 1 % of the nearly trillion dollar Stimulus Package funding — even though many military projects fit the definition of “shovel-ready.” In this Administration’s first defense budget request for 2010, important programs were reduced or cancelled. As the threat of ballistic missiles from countries like North Korea and Iran grow, missile defense was slashed.”

“Despite the need to move men and material by air into theaters like Afghanistan, the Obama Administration sought to end production of our C-17s, the work horse of our ability to project long range power. Despite the Air Force saying it would increase future risk, the Obama Administration successfully sought to end F-22 production – at a time when both Russia and China are acquiring large numbers of next generation fighter aircraft. It strikes me as odd that Defense Secretary Gates is the only member of the Cabinet to be tasked with tightening his belt.”

If that is not criticism please enlighten me as to what you consider it might be…..

As Lowry points out, the Dixie Chicks are country music singers. Their audience expects a certain political orientation, and when it turned out that they didn’t share it, members of that audience pointed that fact out and suggested that people not buy their albums.

Sorry, but what does country music have to do with being Republican or Democratic?

And, in the land of Liberty, why are the Republicans screaming at people who just exercise their own freedom of speech?

I don’t mind Palin criticizing Obama’s policies so much. I do hate it when an American goes overseas and shows such ignorance. But, she’s free to do it and we’re free to criticize her for her nutty statements.

It’s not just the repub guys, but progressive guys as well! Sarah is extremely attractive… she has certain qualities that are difficult to describe. Not just her sheer physical beauty, but to me, the “traditional feminine” behaviors- for lack of a better term, things like the winking for example (and yes, that is VERY hot when she does that), or the way she said “the gloves are off and the heels are on” in that teasing, flirty voice.

Even though I’m pretty far-left and don’t agree with her on many things, I would be lying if I told you that she doesn’t leave me breathless and speechless :). Maybe that’s why I never seem to be able to really “attack” her on politics, even though I know I should, lol. Especially when she started attacking Obama at her rallies in October of last year :(.

You sound like the kind of guy who would like to dominated by Condi Rice.