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Matt Salmon: I think it is because hypocrisy flows down the aisles of this body. I think time and time again there are those that…

On the recordSeptember 16, 1997
I think it is because hypocrisy flows down the aisles of this body. I think time and time again there are those that speak out of both sides of their mouths. I am not saying there is a corner on that market with either party, but I have to say that the hypocrisy that I am hearing ring so loudly from the other side is very, very confusing and disheartening. In fact, what they do rings so loudly in my ears I cannot hear what they say. In the past there have been TV evangelists who stand up, bully thump on the podium and talk about the ravages and the wrongs associated with immorality and extramarital affairs, and then these same TV evangelists, they patrol the streets looking for ladies of the evening to satisfy their desires, and then they wonder aloud why people have lost confidence in them.
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Matt Salmon
Arizona

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Addressing the lack of respect for Congress and the hypocrisy perceived in political discourse.

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