Buffoonology 101: A Battle of the Hypocrites!

Welcome back to our classroom of chaos—Buffoonology 101, where we analyze the finest in political foolishness and crown one lucky public figure as Buffoon of the Week. This week’s episode brings a duel drenched in blatant hypocrisy as hosts Gene Berardelli (1-0) and Ross Galloway (0-1) go head-to-head with two scathing hypocrites—their actions are astonishing.

If you missed this week’s video, you can watch it below.

This Week’s Theme: A Battle of Hypocrites

There’s something especially galling about hypocrites—someone who claims the moral high ground while wading knee-deep in contradictions. Whether it’s manipulating public trust for personal gain or preaching values they don’t follow, hypocrites in politics erode public faith in our institutions and insult the intelligence of the voters.

As the great Benjamin Franklin once said:

[A] publick Hypocrite every day deceives his betters, and makes them the Ignorant Trumpeters of his supposed Godliness: They take him for a Saint, and pass him for one, without considering that they are (as it were) the Instruments of publick Mischief out of Conscience, and ruin their Country for God’s sake.

Simply put, the Hypocrite is too far gone. Their cognitive dissonance is so ingrained in their political DNA that integrity is no longer a factor. This brand of hypocritical double standard crosses the line from common buffoonery into something more dangerous—political hypocrisy masquerading as virtue.

And that’s why Buffoonology 101 exists: to call them out, one laugh at a time.

In politics and in life, no one tolerates hypocrisy. That’s why the only thing more entertaining than scandal… is when scandal meets contradiction.

Our First Nominee: Letitia James

Gene’s nominee is New York Attorney General Letitia James, a central figure in prosecuting Donald Trump for financial misrepresentations during the pervasive lawfare that dominated the 2024 election cycle.

Ironically, James is now under fire for allegedly lying on mortgage documents about her own property holdings—including her primary residence. And the cherry on top? She may have listed her father as her husband to secure favorable loan terms.

No formal charges have been filed—yet—but the Trump administration’s criminal referral and growing public scrutiny paint a damning picture for the prosecutor who once proclaimed that “no one is above the law.” If the allegations prove true, James wouldn’t just be guilty of hypocritical behavior—she’d be a gold-medal contender for Buffoon of the Year.

BuN (Buffoonish Nature) – 80 (“Big Tish” has a Big BuN!)
BAM (Buffoonish Action Magnitude) – 100 GigaSharptons™ (Way up in the “Sharptonsphere!”)

If hypocrisy were an Olympic sport, Letitia James would be standing tall on the podium.

Our Second Nominee: Sen. Michael Bennet

Ross Galloway brings Senator Michael Bennet of Colorado to the table, taking aim at the Democrat’s push for a constitutional amendment to curb the influence of money in politics.

The hypocrisy? When CNN’s Kaitlan Collins asked if he would reject donations from millionaires and billionaires now, Bennet stammered, stuttered, and bumbled like a kid who forgot his homework—classic hypocrite move. He benefits from major donors and PACs and wasn’t about to say the quiet part out loud on national TV.

It’s a “do as I say, not as I do” scenario that makes Bennet a textbook political hypocrite.

Ross argues that Bennet’s brand of buffoonery may be more subtle, but inconsistency in principle is no less deserving of scrutiny.

BuN (Buffoonish Nature) – 72 (His name’s Bennet and he’s knee-deep in it!)
BAM (Buffoonish Action Magnitude) – 74.9 GigaSharptons™ (A Sharpton-esque stumble!)

Who’s the Bigger Hypocrite?

This episode reminds us that in politics, the real battle isn’t always left vs. right—it’s truth vs. hypocrisy. Whether it’s shady mortgages or hollow calls for reform, public hypocrisy should be exposed and ridiculed accordingly.

As always, you get the final say.

Who deserves the title of Buffoon of the Week? Who best embodies the full-force fury of a political hypocrite? Cast your vote: