What is hypocritical about it? It is due diligence. The U.K allowed such practices and then we had the CASH for HONOURS Scandal:
Cash for Honours - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Legolas and Thranduil gets some more lore love in this and we learn why the dwarfs and elves hate each other so very much. :). We get to see the ring corrupt Bilbo and Gandalf's character evolve from a wizard to the warden we felt in love with in LOTR.
Personally i am a big fan of the series...
As we enter 2014 please take a moment to remember Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl in your prayers, and pray that he is re-united with his family safely and swiftly.
Bellow is a video highlighting the pain only a father can feel for his son:
My goodness gracious, this article is not even worth using as wrap for fish & chips. Britain is set for a full economic recovery: Britain 'will be Europe's top economy by 2030' | Business | The Guardian
Quillam Foundation is doing really good work on this. http://www.quilliamfoundation.org
Also slightly off topic, I was reading about Sufism and that really appeals to me. :)