Sentences with phrase «political hypocrisy»
Political hypocrisy refers to the act of holding or promoting certain beliefs, values, or principles publicly while behaving or acting in a contradictory way privately. In simpler terms, it means politicians saying one thing but doing the opposite. Full definition
«For a few desperate Democrats to now whine about some legal donations from LLCs to Sen. Marchione's campaign, while deliberately ignoring the fact that their own governor has raked in millions from LLCs, is political hypocrisy at its worst,» Marchione's spokesman, Josh Fitzpatrick, said in a statement.
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Odd that Obama gets all religious here and not on abortion or sodomy... typical political hypocrisy.
Mr. Trudeau has a feel for not just political hypocrisy but also character, and this cast manages to bring life and even some charm to these Capitol Hill caricatures.
Criterion offers Blu - ray upgrades of two previous DVD releases: Masaki Kobayashi's samurai drama «Harakiri» (Criterion), a classic tale of samurai ideals versus political hypocrisy, and Pier Paolo Pasolini's «Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom» (Criterion), his notorious adaptation of the Marquis de Sade's opus of torture and degradation relocated to 1944 Fascist Italy.
His exhausting retrospective at the New Museum, aptly titled «A Pen of all Work», brings together hundreds of works that aim to expose political hypocrisies and take down sacred cultural cows.
This is political hypocrisy at its worst.
And unlike adults who have become numb to political hypocrisy and gun - control stalemates, the students can approach the issue with a fresh eye and a jolt of righteous fury that will be hard to ignore.
The Political hypocrisy of Mr. Eboo Patel and President Obama brings to my mind the following brilliant description of hypocrisy by W.Somerset Maugham (1874 - 1965) in his famous novel «Cakes and Ale»: «Hypocrisy is the most difficult and nerve - wracking vice that any man can pursue; it needs an unceasing vigilance and a rare detachment of spirit.
Isabella came to the UK for safety, sought work to survive and sustained her family with honesty and dignity but she ended up a victim of the government's economic and political hypocrisy.
In yet another example of political hypocrisy, the Vermont independent and Hillary are allies now.
It features a strong heroine, and it deals with some pretty heavy issues of economic oppression, violence in the media and political hypocrisy.
For Queens Museum visitors, issues of political hypocrisy, surveillance and censorship, human rights, mass genocide and immigration in his drawings; resonate with the current socio - political climate.