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Old 11-11-2006, 06:22 PM   #32 (permalink)
FoolThemAll
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Originally Posted by willravel
Politically speaking? If someone is a hypocrite, they are a hypocrite...politically speaking or otherwise.
Nah. If one's hypocrisy doesn't effect political promises made, then it's simply not political.

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If you knew that your rep was willing to sell his or her soul, and your vote, at the drop of a hat, would you really vote for him/her? The bottom line is trustworthyness.
And as far as carrying out the wishes of their constituents, they appear to be completely trustworthy.

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The bottom line is a wolf wearing sheep's clothing is leading the heard. It's dangerous
But not any more dangerous than an actual sheep, in this case. Or - to get out of that imagery of yours that I just screwed up - a closet anti-gay is no more dangerous than a hetero anti-gay.

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and revealing the wolf is a good thing. Maher should be commended, not insulted.
No, it's pointless and petty. Like Maher. He accomplishes nothing positive with these outings. The wolf in sheep's clothing will just be replaced by another of his kind or by - gasp! - a straight homophobe.
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