Republican Lies category archive
The Pen Pal 0
At the Portland Press-Herald, Andy Young discusses his (mostly one-way) correspondence with Ronna McDaniel, chair of the Republican National Committee.
No excerpt, summary, or description will do it justice. Just go read it for yourself.
Misdirection Play, Still Rising Again Dept. 0
At the Bangor Daily News, Scott Cuddy expresses his dismay at plan by a neo-Nazi group to establish, well, a traning facility in Maine. He notes that he is gratified that many Mainers are expressing their disapproval of this and is displeased that others are not.
What led to this post, though, is that I want to point out a misdirection play–quite a common misdirection play, actually–that Cuddy mentions, almost in passing, in the course of his discussion (emphasis added):
Unfortunately, some influential conservatives have sought not only to downplay and dismiss these racist groups, but are actually trying to deflect from the issue by claiming that the real problem is anti-white racism.
Follow the link for context.
The Story of the Moral Is . . . . 0
In a particularly timely article at Psychology Today Blogs, Dale Hartley looks at how propagandists liars use “moral panics” to roil the public and distract it from actual issues. Here’s a bit:
Given that this technique seems to dominate dis coarse discourse even as I write this, what with the fuss over trans kids in sports and truthful books in school and public libraries, the few minutes it will take to read his article are well worth your while.
All That Was Old Is New Again 0
AL.com’s Francis Coleman sees parallels.
Foxy Shady 0
Yet another Fox News story turns out be, well, a story.
Just Another Day at the Office, Reprise 0
At Above the Law, Liz Dye reports on Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’s response to claims by certain indicted members of the Trump Administration that overturning an election was part of their jobs.
No excerpt or summary can do their report justice. Just go read it.
Misdirection Play, Numbers Gaming Dept. 0
Over at Juanita Jean’s, Nick Carraway dissects the deception.
Debunking de Bunk 0
Robert Reich debunks the de bunk that Trump’s dupes, symps, and fellow travelers are telling themselves (and others).
He addresses five specific lines of bunkum. Here’s a bit from one entry (emphasis in the original); follow the link for the rest.
4. Trump has received preferential treatment because of who he is.
Trump’s defenders complain about a two-tiered justice system.
They’re right about that, but not in the way they claim. Trump has been given special privileges most criminal defendants would never get.
Reich goes on to remind us that
The principle that no one is above the law is only true if we make it so.
All in the Family 0
Farron visits Eric Trump’s fantasy world.
The Climates They Are a-Changing . . . 0
Thom discusses a PragerU video that, in addition to being a lie, is a classic case of projection.
The Delusionist 0
He deludes himself just as he deludes his dupes, symps, and fellow travelers. The sad part is that his dupes, symps, and fellow travelers are willing, nay, eager to partake of the delusion, because of, well, to be blunt about it, America’s original sin of racism.
Drill down deep enough, and you will find that racism is the core of his appeal.
I’m a Southern boy who grew up under Jim Crow.
I know racism when I see it.
