If we told you that America has evolved into a hypocritical
society, would you believe it? If we told you that, while we
pretend to be a moral people, we actually accept and practice
corruption as a way of life, would you believe it?
Since it is not nice to call people names without first proving
your point, here is a simple question: Would all of these
charlatans, liars, and lowlifes be representing you in our
government if you were not their partner in crime? How did they get
there? Obviously, you voted for them. If corruption offended you as
much as you think it does then why do you think of politicians
generally as crooks? Would they be holding office if not for
you?
When President Nixon was accused of running the most corrupt
government since Ulysses S. Grant, all the polls showed that a huge
percentage of the people never doubted it but he won the next
election more easily than an elephant eating peanuts. If you think
that he was corrupt, and you believe that you are somehow
different, you owe it to ask yourself to ask: Did any of the crimes
of Bill Clinton stop you from voting for him? Somehow, it is
inconceivable to think of ourselves as morally corrupt; however,
when something serves our self-interest, our moral conscience
somehow gets lost in space. If a person is great for the economy,
who cares if he is corrupt or even raped one girl! We all live in a
collective lie preaching and espousing a morality that we never
practice. This is why, in the highest offices of our government, we
accept the lowest behavior.
As an employer, you would not hire a waiter for a restaurant if
you found one lie on his application. However, Al Gore, while
campaigning for president, created more fantasies than the Wizard
of Oz. He had faith in our corruptibility. President Carter,
America’s symbol of the highest moral values and the recipient of
the Nobel Peace Prize, makes personal speaking appearances for the
paltry sum of a hamburger and a bottle of beer. With this, they
include an apology to him for having to speak in an empty building.
On the other hand, President Clinton, whose total lack of morality
resulted in his impeachment while in office and his subsequent
disbarment from the practice of law (because he is too big of a
liar to be a lawyer), is paid $150,000 per speaking appearance. His
popularity is not an accident! While we absolve ourselves of
responsibility, the truth is that we are actually the enablers of
public corruption. We not only accept it, but actually idolize it,
glorify it, and envy it.
But there is no shortage of examples of our partnership with
corrupt behavior. Take Senator Lieberman, for instance. This great
man of principle and morality sees nothing immoral about having no
principle. He was celebrated for his bravery in taking to the
Senate floor to denounce President Clinton for reprehensible and
obscene behavior and desecrating the high office of the President
of the United States. But when asked if this meant that Clinton
should be thrown out of office Lieberman responded, “No, what does
one thing have to do with another?” His obsequious followers in the
press immediately hailed him as the new moral conscience of the
United States Senate. The truth is that he really should have been
hailed as the biggest hypocrite of this century. The press is not
alone in this irresponsible charade. It also proved again that the
American people are just as easily corruptible. That is why Senator
Lieberman is now among the front in line for his party’s nomination
for the presidency. In reality, if we practiced morality instead of
preaching it, Senator Lieberman should be in front of the line at
the unemployment office.
It is hard to believe that there are examples of hypocrisy that
are worse than this, except when you mention the name Clinton. But
this time we are referring to Senator Hillary Clinton, who makes
President Clinton look like an honest man. For instance, after the
Special Prosecutor completed his investigation of Mrs. Clinton, he
concluded that she was guilty of committing perjury and obstruction
of justice. However, he decided not to indict her. He publicly
stated that she was much too popular among the American people to
expect a jury to find her guilty. He felt he could not get a
verdict against Mrs. Clinton, but, at the same time, he
unintentionally delivered a devastating verdict against the
morality of the American people.
