Thread: are you a hypocrite?

This e-mail's been making the rounds:



Are you a hypocrite?



YOU.. might be a HYPOCRITE



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If you supported the invasions and occupations of Afghanistan and Iraq until January 20, 2009 and now lambaste Obama for following a very Bush-like policy in both countries, you might be a hypocrite.



If it was o.k. with you that Bush had no real exit strategy regarding Iraq and Afghanistan for almost seven years and you're now jamming Obama for not having one after less than a year in office, you might be a hypocrite.



If you believed during the Bush regime that the lives of our military men and women lost in Iraq and Afghanistan were nothing more than reminders of the hell that is war and now blame Obama personally for every casualty incurred, you might be a hypocrite.



If you slammed an anti-war online forum poster for posting war casualties during the Bush years and now do the same yourself, you might be a hypocrite.



If you considered the money spent on two wars necessary to our national defense during the Bush administration and now decry the continued costs of the same wars, you might be a hypocrite.



If you're now criticizing Obama for his jaunts away from D.C. and didn't do the same when Reagan and Bush spent inordinate amounts of time at their homes away from the capitol, you might be a hypocrite.



If you were outraged when the Bush daughters' under age drinking was covered by the media but now think it's o.k. to target the two Obama (or Palin) children, you might be a hypocrite.



If you're one who's criticized Michelle Obama for her body shape but never noted Laura Bush's distinctly boxy shape (not to mention a rather broad beam), you might be a hypocrite.



If you were one who cheered Dick Cheney's pronounced efforts to expand the powers of the administrative branch of our government and now carp that Obama has those same powers, you might be a hypocrite.



If you enjoy catty remarks about how much Michelle Obama spends on her shoes and didn't go bonkers over what Nancy Reagan spent on clothes, you might be a hypocrite.



If you pounced on the Dixie Chicks and didn't do the same to Imus, you might be a hypocrite.



If you cite and claim support for a Constitution that provides for freedom of religion yet would ban (or worse) certain religions and their adherents, you might be a hypocrite.



If your approval or disapproval of any particular politician hinges solely on whether there's a "D" or an "R" behind the name, you might be a hypocrite.



If you approve of a spammer burying one group's posts on a political forum yet persistently call out another poster for perceived censorship, you might be a hypocrite.



If you claim you don't understand the sentiment behind Reverend Wright's declaration of "God damn America" yet daily wish for the damnation of our president and his administration, you might be a hypocrite.



If you know how many times Bush visited the troops overseas on Thanksgiving and still jawed about Obama not doing so this year, you might be a turkey.

Well, after reading that, I can truthfully say that, no, I am not a hypocrite.

Absolutely.

Strange, huh?

Give it till about noon. I bet they still won't post then, either.