You are correct about the hypocracy of the “Christian” right.
But in all fairness, hyprocracy knows no bounds. Very few are consistent with what few principles they actually have these days. The sadest thing I've noticed is that the most principled people of note lately are extremist Muslims. They talk the talk and walk the walk. Sad comment, huh?

And it's sad that you have to put a disclaimer up to fend off the ultra-sensitive out there. I've never seen any malice in any of your posts, thus I assumed the best already. See? Your character is showing and precedes you.

No, I didn't. I pay almost no attention at all to Fox or to Hannity. (I don't watch television unless I've exhausted all reading material on hand, and I prefer to listen to Ed Schultz at the time Hannity is on the air here where I currently am, when I'm on the road.) It actually doesn't surprise me, either as a political news item (anything and everything controversial or newsworthy associated with current political affairs), or even as an example of politically-active “pre-emptive defensive maneuvering” by the notorious non-liberal black sheep of the liberal-to-radical media family (and notorious for tawdriness and tackiness, too).

All oppotunistic liberal bashing aside, did you notice that the story broke on the Hannity show on FOX, after a “celebrity” site, TMZ, leaked the possibility of a tape existing?

Not your run-of-the-mill lefty media M.O. to hand the story off to FOX's Hannity for distribution.

That is both a more broad and less harsh encapsulation of what else we have seen, including hatred.

It goes beyond the more general trait of the activist Left in particular since the 1960s: reactionary.

Actually, no, K. However, you know (admit it or not) what the media would do a Palin sex tape existed.

Hey AustinRoth — not every day you get accused of being part of the PC left-extremist crowd! Welcome to the club!

I am an equal opportunity offender!

I was willing to trust ObamaCo and this year's Congress to attempt a stimulus, despite knowing the nature of these people and what they probably would be tempted to do if given the chance. I thought they might at least, the first part of this year, do something sensible. As, no doubt, others thought.

I, and so many others, were proven wrong.

Have I been mistaken before? Yes. How about 1998? I thought the tech- and related bubble was going to burst then, after the Asian banks (and one or more hedge funds) experienced problems. But no — back then, big Al and others rushed to prop things up. Things didn't start to burst until 2000 (the NASDAQ fall).

DLS — I would challenge you to name an incident in which you believed you were mistaken. “I was mistaken that one time when I thought I might be wrong” doesn't count!

Hey AustinRoth — not every day you get accused of being part of the PC left-extremist crowd! Welcome to the club!

That's two, so far, who say so. I still would say, note the prompt tantrums and ugliness that directly resulted from her remarks during the pageant. She otherwise would never have been (made obviously by the far Left) into a news story. (Test: Imagine what would have happened, or more importantly, not happened, had she taken the left-activist minority stance on gay marriage when asked about it, instead.)

Now, in advance of any additional ugliness, I'll just fire up the Bunsen burner for a moment:

********** PALIN-PREJEAN 2012 **************

If they enjoy exposing the hypocrisy of the religious right, though, I don't blame them.

… and underlying hate levels

I don't believe I'm mistaken in this case, where left-extremist PC heat levels are clearly elevated.

It is nothing more than the normal, paparazzi-based celebrity cult culture, and the desire to tear down ANY public figure when the opportunity presents itself.

They are an equal-opportunity smear machine, IMHO.

Apologies in advance to honest Christians. The reference is to the hypocracy of many on the Christian Right and is not meant as a slight to true believers.