Recently, there have been a spate of diaries and front-page stories here that attack people like me. The comments posted to them have been even worse...truly inflammatory. They have questioned the fitness of people like myself to not only govern, but vote!
There are millions of people like me, and it's not a laughing matter. Maybe you don't suffer from my problem, but that doesn't mean you can go ahead and make fun of me, and rule me a second class citizen.
I am a hypocrite. And I have been all of my adult life.
People suffering from hypocrisy generally display a syndrome of problems. The classic "saying one thing and doing another" is just a superficial trivialization of this serious psychological condition. The need to control oneself is so searing that the verbalizations are, like every obnoxious act, a cry for help. And the involvement in politics is simply an attempt to enlist the world's most powerful force, the United States Government, and the social power of the media, to that end.
Please understand me and respect me. Take away those criticisms. I am fit to not only vote, but to lead this great nation, and take care of your children as well. With children, when they ask about drinking, smoking, and having sex, I simply say, "Do as I say, not as I do." And I can say the same things to adults about using gay prostitutes, managing Congressional Pages, and showing compassion to the needy in this country.
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