Do Liberals Even Know What "Standards" Mean?
By ParaTed2k
@ParaTed2k (22940)
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
April 7, 2008 9:51am CST
It's long been proven that there is a double standard when it comes to standards. When a Conservative is caught with their pants down, liberals will rake them over the coals. This puts a pretty bad light on the concepts of "live and let live", or "what someone does in the privacy of..." that liberals hold dear.
Now, when a prominent Conservative makes a career of going after vices.. then gets exposed for endulging in those vices, I can understand why liberals show no mercy. Why should they?
But there's the other side of this dubious double standard. That is, liberals who go after people for not upholding a liberal standard, only to be exposed.
Let's look as some examples.
Al Gore's house (even today) is far less "green" than Prs. Bush's.
Michael Moore decries "the rich" and praises the ways of Socialism, but lives in an upscale Manhattan apartment and flies around in a private jet.
Obama talks against "the rich" and "corruption" but he lives in a mansion and his good buddy bought the lot next door, but has yet to build on it. Two lots for the price of one? Hmmmmm
Hillary is the darling of modern feminism, but has made a career out of "going after the woman" when any of her husbands conquests dare speak up.
The left hates Wal-Mart and tirelessly works to shut them down.. but wait, who spent a lot of years on the board of Wally World? Hillary!
I can understand the left holding Righties feet to the fire, but when OH WHEN is the left going to EVER hold a popular Liberal politician to the standards of the left?
Or is it just that the left have no standards, they just have platitudes and lies?
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@theprogamer (10534)
• United States
8 Apr 08
Too many double standards to count and it can make a head spin.
Both parties have their problems, their misfits and their contradictions though.
Here are a couple more contradictions in this regard.
Coldcash Jefferson receiving bribes and deals, i.e. just proof of a bought and paid for politician... but its okay! -_- (also party affiliation is rarely or never mentioned in reports...)
McCain may have been involved in a land scam with Rick Renzi (party was mentioned, and the fact that quite a leap was construed by the media...that should say something...)
Kwame Kilpatrick, also having affairs (in the wake of Eliot Spitsonyou). But that's okay!! -_- (his party affiliation also not mentioned in news reports either...)
Anyone seeing a pattern yet? -_-
Ah well, it supposedly doesn't matter since it is all for the "greater good" (dubious talk also...). So its alright for these double standards and for these people to tell you how to live. Because of self-imposed entitlement and their "warning"/commanding the people, they are allowed to circumvent the rules. In other observation: Do as I say, not as I do... or how about Sacrifice for thee, Not for me.
Doesn't this all look encouraging folks? -_-
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@anniepa (27955)
• United States
8 Apr 08
I'm sorry, Pro,I really don't mean to be argumentative here but where did you see these reports where no party affiliation was given when it was a Democrat? I've never seen that happen however I have seen Fox News place a "D" by a Republican's name on their graphic on several occasions. I think they did it with Senator Larry Craig, I know for sure they did it with Rep. Foley and they even did it with Arlen Specter who did nothing wrong as far as I could see.
Annie
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@theprogamer (10534)
• United States
8 Apr 08
"where did you see these reports where no party affiliation was given when it was a Democrat?"
(-_-)
Here are a couple of examples. NBS and ABS didn't report Spitzer's party until the end of the report and in other reports it wasn't mentioned at all. When they came up for Kilpatrick, the party wasn't mentioned at all.
Here's AP on it
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8VJSSFO6&show_article=1
Now contrast that to this AP report on Rick Renzi
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/23/AR2007082301621.html
Here's ABC on Spitsonyou
http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=4424507
Now here's ABC on Craig
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=3611682
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@Destiny007 (5805)
• United States
7 Apr 08
Did you really have to ask?... They have platitudes and lies.
When a liberal is brought to task for something they say, we are told it was out of context and therefore nothing to worry about, yet they then turn right around and jump McCain for his 100 year comment that they took out of context to deliberately mislead people.
They are the masters of the double standard... and they have no morals to speak of... and are severely lacking in ethics as well.
When a conservative screws up it is especially bad because we as conservative believe in a high moral and ethical standard... and they will suffer the displeasure of other conservatives.
When liberals screw up that is no big deal because they are just living down to our expectations of them. To them it is just business as usual, and they hate to have their many moral and ethical shortcomings pointed out... which is one reason Political Correctness was instituted.
If a conservative did the same things the liberals do they would try to lynch them.
When a liberal does it we are expected to look the other way and not be so mean.
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@gewcew23 (8007)
• United States
7 Apr 08
ParaTed we have standard and that is why we are held to those standard. Liberal do not have standard, or if they do their standards are so low that Larry Flint could meet them. Al Gore can be so un-green because he buys carbon credits from his own company. So does his good friend John Edwards. Micheal Moore live in a Liberal neighborhood so it is okay. Hillary well I am not sure about, you would have to ask a liberal for that. It is okay that Hillary worked for Wal-Mart because she said that she was an advocate for the working poor. Liberals will believe anything they are told. I think we should start selling coast front property in Nevada to the Liberals, do you think they would buy it if Obama told them to.
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@ParaTed2k (22940)
• Sheboygan, Wisconsin
8 Apr 08
That's another one, liberals say they care about issues instead of money, but they will excuse Gore for no other reason than money.
@irisheyes (4370)
• United States
8 Apr 08
There is more than enough blame to go around. Liberals and conservatives both have a tendency to read & quote only what supports their position. For instance, a list could be made of poor Conservative standards & standard bearers just as you've made one here decrying Liberals. But what would be the point? They would each have some truth and some fiction and the only thing the debate would do is drive both sides further apart.
Unfortunately, when getting information only from one biased source, the facts often get skewered and both sides wind up defending facts that have been twisted.
There is a very good web site called factcheck.org that is independently funded by the Annenberg Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania. (You can go there or read about them on Wyckipedia) The site bunks political myths and will check political facts upon request. It is funded entirely from the estate of the late billionaire, Walter Annenberg and does not take money from any goverment office, business or private person. It's sole aim is to verify political facts and it's won some of the highest awards on the internet....Unfortunately, it has itself from time to time been misquoted by both sides. Check it out. You'll find things that will support your stand and things that you don't want to know but probably should. It is not a site for Liberals or for Conservatives. It's a site for open minded people who want to know the unslanted political facts.http://factcheck.org/
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@ParaTed2k (22940)
• Sheboygan, Wisconsin
8 Apr 08
True, the standard bearers from both sides often fail to bear the standards, but while Liberals hunt down and kill Conservatives who are proven to be hypoctrits, they defend and canonize the hypocrites on the left.
Is there any excuse at all why Gore, Moore, and Hillary are given a shred of respect among liberals anymore? Each has made millions doing exactly what liberals say is wrong.
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@irisheyes (4370)
• United States
9 Apr 08
Like most Americans, I tend to be liberal leaning on some issues and conservative leaning on others. I would have to say that overall, I tend to be more Liberal but I can assure you have no intention of hunting down and/or killing anyone. I just would like people to get the facts straight before they debate politics. It's not that hard with the internet at one's disposal and it's almost impossible to debate with someone who starts out with facts they have gotten from a publication that has already put a spin on things.
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@irisheyes (4370)
• United States
8 Apr 08
Sorry, I didn't proof well enough. It should be wikipedia and I also didn't get the link right but it's easy to find if you're interested. Just go to http://www.factcheck.org.
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