Tag Archives: cynicism
Now THAT’s Hypocrisy! OWS Protester Tracy Postert, Hypocrite of the Year
An OWS protester sells out. How many would if they could? My guess? A lot. Continue reading
November 22, 1963—The Dawn of American Distrust
November 22, 1963 began the trip that finds us where we are today. Let’s go some place else. Continue reading
Filed under Citizenship, Government & Politics, History, Leadership, U.S. Society
My 15 Hollywood Cures For A Paterno-Penn State-Sandusky Hangover, Part 1
As I try to get over my own Penn State ethics hangover, I’ll share with you the thirteen movies that I will turn to as I try to recharge my enthusiasm, inspiration, and hope. Here are #1 though 7: Continue reading
Ethics Dunce: Fox News
By hiring disgraced governor Mark Sanford, Fox is brazenly putting notoriety above competence and trustworthiness as its priority, a per se breach of journalistic ethics. Continue reading
Ethics Dunce: Gov. Rick Perry
Academic achievements has a tenuous relationship to effective leadership at best, but at least being brilliant and knowledgeable aren’t handicaps. Recklessness, laziness, arrogance and confusion, however, are. Continue reading
Comment of the Day: “Dear God: Stop Calling”
Michael’s Comment of the Day on my recent post about politicians announcing that they have been “called” to the presidency usefully details how not all divine callings are equally objectionable. Continue reading
Filed under U.S. Society
Incompetent Elected Official of the Week: Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Tex)
When in doubt, believes Sheila Jackson Lee, cry racism. Continue reading
Clearing the Ethics Palette of Despair, Finding Hope
Patrice Roe, a dear friend, a wise woman and an occasional reader here sent me this story, about a father who gave his life to rescue his Down Syndrome son under remarkable circumstances. Today it was just what I needed to read, to clear my ethics palette of some terrible tasting tales that generated too many toxic thoughts. It reminded me that out beyond the greasy ethics smog of Washington, D.C. there are people who do the right thing when it matters, more than we know. Continue reading
Now THIS Is Hypocrisy!
In its continuing effort to help illustrate the proper use of the words “hypocrite” and “hypocrisy” for those journalists, pundits, politicians, activists and members of the public who seem to have difficulty with the concepts, Ethics Alarms presents another installment of “Now THIS is Hypocrisy!” Continue reading →
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