On Sun, 9 Nov 2003 11:41:41 -0800, "Michael Mckelvy"
wrote:

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Then there's the second, more odious form of hypocrisy --
paying lip
service to a certain set of standards not because one truly
believes
in them, but for opportunistic and manipulative purposes --
i.e.,
the minister who insincerely preaches the virtues of tithing
because
he's skimming the collection plate.
Or to use a more timely example: The pundit who skewers his
political opponents for "hypocrisy," while turning a blind eye
to
his political allies' contradictions.
Like most every other vice, hypocrisy is one from which no one
is
immune, least of all the Hypocrisy Police.

Chris Weinkopf is the Daily News' editorial page editor. Write
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Reformatted for those from Rio Linda.

Not that it did a damn bit of good.