Hypocrisy: An Illustrated Example

You may have seen this somewhere on the Interwebs. Me, I saw it over at National Review Online. You’ll probably see it on Facebook if you haven’t already. Regardless, you’ll be seeing it a lot in the future because it is – and I hate to use a cliché, but man, does this define the following one – this is the textbook case of rank hypocrisy.

First, my position. Concerning voter ID laws, I’m all for ’em. Now, this isn’t a racial thing, or a class warfare thing, or whatever. It’s a common-sense thing (at least to me). I compiled a list from other lists of activities you need an ID to do, here. Things from borrowing a library card to flying across the Atlantic. But perhaps the most important activity you could do in our democratic republic – voting – you do not need to provide an photo ID.

Why?

Well, let’s not get into that. It seems the NAACP, which really is a liberal organization and should not be considered a blanket organization for 12 percent of the population of the United States, is calling for a King-esque march for justice. To correct the injustice of those who want everyone to provide a photo ID to vote. So ... they send out this to all the prospective participants

The hypocrisy, if it were grape juice, would be a well-aged French Bordeaux.