Republican Lies category archive
Vaccine Nation 0
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Gene Collier comments on Florida Man’s losing a suit about propagating mis- and disinformation about the severity of the COVID pandemic in Florida. Here’s a couple of snippets; follow the link for the details.
The new method made it appear the virus was instead declining just as DeSantis was running for a second term for governor and keeping no secrets about his White House ambitions.
(snip)
All of this could be sloughed off as common Floridian slapstickery if it weren’t for, you know, all the dying.
Lies and Lying Liars 0
Thom unpacks yet another Republican lie, this one about events in Israel.
The Art of the Con 0
At the Las Vegas Sun, Mike Barrett points out that Lincoln was right.
Twits Own Twitter X Offenders
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Sam and the crew talk with lawyer Mark Bankston about the libel suit he filed on behalf of Ben Brody against Elon Musk for Musk’s failure to exercise “reasonable care” in propagating an online lie. (Bankston is the lawyer who successfully sued Alex Jones.)
Another Voter Fraud Fraudster 0
And, natch, like almost all the others who have been caught, it’s a Republican.
Methinks Republicans’ allegations of voter fraud are a massive example of psychological projection.
They cheat, so they reckon everybody else does too.
The McCarthy Error 0
Stephen Colbert points out the perfidy and emphasizes the emptiness.
It’s Not about the Benjamins (Despite Claims to the Contrary) 0
Michael in Norfolk offers a theory as to why Republicans are against aiding Ukraine to fight the Russian invasion.
No There There 0
Tom Moore looks at House Republicans’ impeachment “inquiry” and concludes
Follow the link for his reasoning.
Misdirection Play, No There There Dept. 0
Image via Balloon Juice.
Aside:
I do think the theory that (some) Republicans seem eager for a government shutdown so as to forestall the investigations into Donald Trump’s alleged (sic) felonious conduct is–er–worthy of consideration.
Foxy Shady 0
Farron unpacks the untruths.
Aside:
Farron says that he is “dumbfounded that Fox News was so stupid” as to promulgate such perfidy.
Realize, though, that the issue is not whether Fox News is stupid. The issue is whether Fox News’s audience will buy the bullsh–oh, never mind, we already know the answer.
The Appraisal 0
PoliticalProf applies for a loan.
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.