Republican Lies category archive
“Nonsense All the Way Down” 0
David marvels at “woke football.” (Warning: Short commercial at the end, but you don’t have to watch it. His commentary, though, is worth five minutes of your time.)
The Swift Vote Conspiracy 0
At the Tampa Bay Times, Daniel Ruth lays out the whole dastardly plot:
Worse yet, tens of thousands of Swifties actually–we here to clutch some pearls–actualy went out and registered to vote, lurching the cuontry to the precipice of anarchy.
Follow the link for more of the devilish details.
Russian Impulses 0
David dissects Tucker Carlson’s hockeypuck about his decision to toady up to interview Vladimir Putin. (Warning: Short commercial at the end.)
The Swift Vote Conspiracy 0
Sam and his crew find themselves dismayed by the delusional dimensions of this dis coarse discourse.
The Swift Vote Conspiracy 0
Rex Huppke wonders how the right-wing ever saw through the dastardly plot. A snippet:
As a liberal in good standing, all I can say is: Dammit, how did they figure it out?
I guess some of it was obvious. Pop superstar Swift has encouraged young people to register to vote and get involved in the electoral process, while her Chiefs tight-end boyfriend Travis Kelce has encouraged people to get vaccinated to protect themselves and others from a deadly and wildly contagious virus. Those are pretty liberal things to do.
But I didn’t think right-wing sleuths would connect the dots this quickly.
Oh well. The vaccinated cat is out of the reusable shopping bag, so I might as well let everyone in on the entire plan.
To echo Paul Harvey, follow the link for the rest of plan.
Taylor Mad 0
Along the same lines, Sam and his crew take a look at the right-wing’s Taylor Swift freak out.
A Critique of Poor Reason 0
At the Kansas City Star, Melinda Henneberger takes on what may be the looniest right-wing conspiracy theory since pizzagate: That the Kansas City Chiefs and Taylor Swift tools of Joe Biden. She wonders
. . . But how will Chiefs Kingdom push back against the slander that their wins aren’t real?
I think you will find her article a worthy and entertaining read.
Have Cake, Eat It Too 0
Business Insider cites examples of Republican congresspersons voting against appropriation bills, then boasting to their constituents about the appropriations. In at least of them, the Congressperson in questions claims not to recall voting against the bill in the first place.
A snippet:
The “Elite” Misdirection Play 0
Michael in Norfolk conjugates the con.
A Notion of Immigrants 0
The Majority Report crew points out that refugees fleeing for their lives and safety are not “invaders” and call out Texas’s attempt to secede, if not de jure, at least de facto to violate the Constitution.
In the Teeth of the Evidence 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Glenn Geher explores the psychology behind “doubling down,” that is, the human tendency to cling to a false belief even after it’s been conclusively and decisively disproved.
Given that our politics are currently poisoned by the Clown Prince of Double Downers, methinks you will find his piece a worthwhile read.
The Oathbreaker 0
An MSNBC panel discusses Donald Trump’s claim that he did not take an oath to “support” the Constitution, only to “preserve, protect, and defend” it. (How “preserve, protect, and defend” does not mean “support” defies me, as it does them.)
They also discuss the various ways in which our current Supreme Supremacist Court may try to weasel out of confronting the core issue.
Russian Impulses 0
Thom talks with Heidi Siegmund Cuda about the mechanics of Russian interference in the 2016 election via the Disinformation Superhighway.
One more time, “social” media isn’t.