''Do as I Say (Not as I Do): Profiles in Liberal Hypocrisy'' () is a book written by author

Peter Schweizer Peter Franz Schweizer (born November 24, 1964) is an American political consultant and writer. He is the president of the Government Accountability Institute (GAI), senior editor-at-large of far-right media organization '' Breitbart News'', and ...

and published by

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in 2005. The book profiles contradictions and hypocritical behaviors of several famous individuals in the United States who are liberals. People profiled in the book include

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and

Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton ( Rodham; born October 26, 1947) is an American politician, lawyer and diplomat. She was the 67th United States secretary of state in the administration of Barack Obama from 2009 to 2013, a U.S. senator represent ...

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Al Franken Alan Stuart Franken (born May 21, 1951) is an American politician, comedian, and actor who served from 2009 to 2018 as a United States senator from Minnesota. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he worked as an ...

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Noam Chomsky Avram Noam Chomsky (born December 7, 1928) is an American professor and public intellectual known for his work in linguistics, political activism, and social criticism. Sometimes called "the father of modern linguistics", Chomsky is also a ...

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and

Gloria Steinem Gloria Marie Steinem ( ; born March 25, 1934) is an American journalist and social movement, social-political activist who emerged as a nationally recognized leader of second-wave feminism in the United States in the late 1960s and early 1970s. ...

. Schweizer contends that many liberals publicly promote liberal values regarding the

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, racism,

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and finance, but practice the opposite in their private and professional lives.

Summary

Notable issues that Schweizer addresses in the work are

's acceptance of money from prominent institutions whose policies he opposes (such as

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), living in an expensive home, and his visitation of socialist states such as

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. Chomsky considers himself an anarchist, not a liberal. Schweizer, in the rest of the work, makes similarly-toned accusations against individuals the book focuses on, particularly surrounding political issues such as environmentalism, labor, and taxation. After the book's publication, Chomsky talked to Schweizer about his creation of a

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for his daughters and grandchildren.Schweizer, Peter.
Noam Chomsky
". ''National Post''. March 21, 2006. In Schweizer's follow up discussion with Chomsky, Schweizer reveals that even though Chomsky abhors corporations and refers to them as "fascist", Chomsky's own retirement fund is invested in large capitalization

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companies and the

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stock fund. Schweizer points out: In addition, during his publicity tours, Schweizer spoke of

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's use of private jets for transportation and excessive energy consumption, despite her public pro-environmentalist stance.

Reception

Schweizer's book was generally well-received, showing up on ''New York Times'' bestsellers list in early 2006 and garnering praise from pundits such as

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. A television station in San Francisco,

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, reviewed Schweizer's claims against

. It found Schweizer's allegation that the workers at Pelosi's vineyard were not union workers to be true. The station also reported that the 1975

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prevents Pelosi from assisting her workers in forming a union; or discussing a union contract with them unless they unionized on their own. The investigating reporter claimed that Pelosi paid her workers more than the largest union winery in the region.Matthews, Mark (November 28, 2006).
Pelosi's Napa Business Scrutinized
". '' KGO-TV San Francisco''. Retrieved February 19, 2007. Schweitzer responded, “It's not my responsibility to go and find out how every single particular circumstance is handled on the Pelosi vineyard.”.

wrote to the conservative publication ''

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'' to dispute Schweizer's claims that he does not hire minorities. He gave several examples of minority employees who have worked on his radio and television shows.Franken, Al
Letter
''National Review''. August 25, 2006.

References

{{reflist 2005 non-fiction books Books critical of modern liberalism in the United States Doubleday (publisher) books