'The PMRC tried coming down on me on So Far, So Good... So What. Okay, Tipper Gore dropped acid in the 60s, and Albert Gore got caught smoking pot, but he used the Bill Clinton line that 'I didn't inhale it.' That's like... okay... you put a dick in your mouth, but you don't suck. What kind of mentality is that?'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker critiques political hypocrisy regarding moral standards.
- In plain terms
- Politicians judge others but act similarly.
- What can you take from it?
- Public figures often lack consistency in moral stances.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do we spot hypocrisy?
- What makes a leader trustworthy?
Another view
The analogy uses explicit language that may distract from the point.
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