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reggieandlee

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Sun Feb 2, 2025, 11:21 AM Feb 2025

BTRTN Announces Winners of the 2025 "Lindsey Grahammys" for the Worst in Political Hypocrisy [View all]

Every year on the day the music industry hands out its “Grammy” awards, Born To Run The Numbers announces the winners of its "Grahammy" awards -- the "Lindsey Grahammy" awards for the year's most egregious examples of political hypocrisy. This morning, BTRTN handed out its awards for 2024/25:

https://borntorunthenumbers.com/2025/02/02/btrtn-announces-winners-of-the-2025-lindsey-grahammys-for-the-worst-in-polictihypocrisy/

Excerpts: "Our judges review thousands of nominations to cull the tastiest, most sublime examples of individuals saying the exact opposite of what they said months before, individuals taking actions that are precisely in opposition to stances previously held, and leaders shamelessly debasing themselves by abandoning stances they had once embraced as principles. This year, we include all-new categories — business, media, global leaders – and we are forced to acknowledge that some of this past year’s most seismic examples of hypocrisy were perpetrated by Democrats...

"Let our awards begin with our all-new multi-party, multi-branch, multi-ugly category: ”Pardon My Hypocrisy”: Joe Biden, Mike Johnson, and Donald Trump...

In the article, BTRTN explains why the awards are named for Lindsey Graham, then awards 12 "Grahammys," one "Grand Grahammy," and its Second "Lifetime Achievement Award."

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