Lies and Lying Liars 0
At the Guardian, Michael Cohen considers Mitt the Flip’s exceptional mendacity, something in a class by itself, and why reporters don’t call it out more frequently and emphatically:
Now, in general, those of us in the pundit class are really not supposed to accuse politicians of lying – they mislead, they embellish, they mischaracterize, etc. Indeed, there is natural tendency for nominally objective reporters, in particular, to stay away from loaded terms such as lying. Which is precisely why Romney’s repeated lies are so effective. In fact, lying is really the only appropriate word to use here, because, well, Romney lies a lot. But that’s a criticism you’re only likely to hear from partisans.
(Examples of Mitt mendacity at the link.)
The Commander Guy explains why Republicans lap this stuff up:
