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| author            = [[Peter Schweizer]]
| isbn              = 0385513496
| pub_date          = 2005
| name              = Do as I Say (Not as I Do): Profiles in Liberal Hypocrisy
| publisher         = [[Doubleday (publisher)|Doubleday]]
| language          = English
| country           = United States
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'''''Do as I Say (Not as I Do): Profiles in Liberal Hypocrisy''''' ({{ISBN|0385513496}}) is a book written by author [[Peter Schweizer]] and published by [[Doubleday (publisher)|Doubleday]] in 2005. The book profiles contradictions and hypocritical behaviors of several famous individuals in the United States who are [[Modern liberalism in the United States|liberals]]. People profiled in the book include [[Ted Kennedy]], [[Nancy Pelosi]], [[Bill Clinton|Bill]] and [[Hillary Clinton]], [[Ralph Nader]], [[Al Franken]], [[Cornel West]], [[Michael Moore]], [[George Soros]], [[Noam Chomsky]], [[Barbra Streisand]] and [[Gloria Steinem]]. Schweizer contends that many liberals publicly promote liberal values regarding the [[environmental movement|environment]], [[affirmative action]], racism, [[sexism]] and finance, but practice the opposite in their private and professional lives.

==Summary==
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Notable issues that Schweizer addresses in the work are [[Noam Chomsky]]'s acceptance of money from prominent institutions whose policies he opposes (such as [[the Pentagon]]), living in an expensive home, and his visitation of socialist states such as [[Cuba]]. 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 [[trust fund]] for his daughters and grandchildren.<ref name="chomsky-fund">Schweizer, Peter. "[http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/news/issuesideas/story.html?id=1385b76d-6c34-4c22-942a-18b71f2c4a44 Noam Chomsky] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070203111904/http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/news/issuesideas/story.html?id=1385b76d-6c34-4c22-942a-18b71f2c4a44 |date=February 3, 2007 }}". ''National Post''. March 21, 2006.</ref> 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 [[NYSE]] companies and the [[TIAA-CREF]] stock fund. Schweizer points out:
{{quote|A look at the stock fund portfolio quickly reveals that it invests in all sorts of businesses that Chomsky says he finds abhorrent: oil companies, military contractors, [[pharmaceutical industry|pharmaceuticals]], you name it.<ref name="chomsky-fund"/>}}

In addition, during his publicity tours, Schweizer spoke of [[Arianna Huffington]]'s use of private jets for transportation and excessive energy consumption, despite her public pro-environmentalist stance.<ref>Cave, Damien. [https://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/15/weekinreview/15dame.html?ex=1250308800&en=638b615cdccb1564&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland "Those Democrats and Their Private Jets"]. ''The New York Times''. August 15, 2004</ref><ref>[http://nymag.com/news/features/21989/index1.html "The Human Blog"]. ''New York Magazine''. October 9, 2006</ref>

==Reception==
Schweizer's book was generally well-received, showing up on [[The New York Times Best Seller list|''New York Times'' bestsellers list]] in early 2006 and garnering praise from pundits such as [[Bill O'Reilly (commentator)|Bill O'Reilly]].{{Citation needed|date=November 2008}}

A television station in San Francisco, [[KGO-TV]], reviewed Schweizer's claims against [[Nancy Pelosi]]. It found Schweizer's allegation that the workers at Pelosi's vineyard were not [[trade union|union workers]] to be true. The station also reported that the 1975 [[California Agricultural Labor Relations Act]] 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.<ref name="pelosi-vineyard">Matthews, Mark (November 28, 2006). "[http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=politics&id=4804677 Pelosi's Napa Business Scrutinized] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070220065144/http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=politics&id=4804677 |date=February 20, 2007 }}". ''[[KGO-TV|KGO-TV San Francisco]]''. Retrieved February 19, 2007.</ref> Schweitzer responded, “It's not my responsibility to go and find out how every single particular circumstance is handled on the Pelosi vineyard.”.<ref name="pelosi-vineyard" />

[[Al Franken]] wrote to the conservative publication ''[[National Review]]'' 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.<ref>Franken, Al. [http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=ZGNmZGEwYTM0YTE2MWRlODIxNmI0ZTUwZmQ3YjU5MzY= Letter]. ''National Review''. August 25, 2006. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060902023400/http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=ZGNmZGEwYTM0YTE2MWRlODIxNmI0ZTUwZmQ3YjU5MzY= |date=September 2, 2006 }}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:2005 non-fiction books]]
[[Category:Books critical of modern liberalism in the United States]]
[[Category:Doubleday (publisher) books]]