You can’t spell Hypocrite without a G, O and P

By Johnny Trlica

Commentary: One of the worst things that a person can call another person is hypocrite. “A hypocrite is a person who pretends to have beliefs or virtues that they do not actually possess” is one definition of the word.

One might also use the phrase two-faced. Or phony. When we were kids, many of us had had a parent who were smokers. They’d puff away two to three packs a day. But if we were caught, we would defend ourselves by saying, “But you smoke.” To which we would hear back, “Do as I say, not as I do.”

If we complained about our bedtime because we didn’t like going to sleep while our parents stayed up watching Peyton Place or Johnny Carson, we’d hear it again: “Do as I say, not as I do.”

While we may have thought our parents were being hypocrites, what we eventually realized is what they were telling us was for our own good.

The hypocrisy in today’s G.O.P. is not for anyone’s own good except their own. Just look at all their pearl clutching over a Dallas Congressperson’s comments about the Texas governor.

“Y’all know we got Governor Hot Wheels down there. And the only thing hot about him is that he is a hot f**king mess, honey,” said Jasmine Crockett, D-Dallas, at a Human Rights campaign dinner in Los Angeles.

Now, you’d think that the party that gave a pass to a presidential candidate who stood before a cheering crowd and openly mocked a disabled reporter would see the hypocrisy in lambasting Crockett, but you’d be way off.

Congressman Randy Weber, who represents Texas’ 14th Congressional District, filed a censure resolution targeting Crockett: “The story of our great Governor of Texas is one of unwavering resilience and perseverance. Meanwhile, the actions of Jasmine Crockett — stooping to vile levels of discrimination and despicable political attacks — are nothing short of reprehensible,” he said in a statement.

His constituents in Galveston, Freeport, and Orange should be asking where his outrage was when a reporter with a congenital joint condition was being ridiculed by their leader at a campaign rally. Rank hypocrisy.

Fort Bend County has a Republican party that has been calling for the resignation of the County Judge ever since a misdemeanor charge last year. In September of 2024, K.P. George, D-Sugar Land, was indicted for misrepresentation of identity. Indicted, not convicted.

The G.O.P. in the county of nearly one million people immediately came down with a severe case of amnesia, forgetting they supported a 34-time convicted felon, and called for George to resign. Rank hypocrisy.

Last month, George faced added charges of money laundering with indictments for “criminal activity, namely wire fraud,” and “tampering with governmental record.” Once again, pearls were clutched, as the county’s Republicans called for an immediate resignation.

Here you have the same people that thought returning a convicted felon to the presidency was just fine but that a county judge, not convicted of anything yet, should be removed from office. Talk about putting party over country. All’s well if there is an (R) after the politician’s name.

Returning a convicted criminal to the presidency was not for our own good, no matter how much lipstick you try to put on that pig.

It may be understandable to defend elected officials of your own tribe, but don’t be a hypocrite about it. It makes your argument ineffective and weak. Do not call for apologies and resignations from your opponents while accepting and making excuses for the exact, same behavior from your side.

We deserve to hear the truth from our elected officials. And that goes for both sides of the aisle. As my mother would say, “What’s good for the goose is good for the gander.”

Heeding that advice, Rep. Crockett should apologize for the Governor Hot Wheels jab. It was crude and insensitive toward disabled people. Fort Bend County Judge George should resign after his former chief of staff plead guilty in a fake racist post scandal, the Democratic Party of Fort Bend County has called for his resignation and since effective governing is impossible now.

See guys, that’s how it’s done.

The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer and do not necessarily represent those of the MONTROSE STAR. Johnny Trlica is the editor of Houston Rainbow Herald Facebook page and has been published in several newspapers and magazines. He grew up in Rosenberg, Texas, lived for over 30 years in the Montrose and now resides in Galveston, Texas. He may be contacted at [email protected].

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