Republican Lies category archive
Spin Cycle 0
Trump’s lawyer made the rounds of the Sunday talk shows propagating propaganda. Mediate’s Ken Meyer dissects the deception. Here are the five claims that Meyer examines; follow the link for a detailed debunking of de bunk.
1. Lauro Claims There Was a “Peaceful” Transfer of Power
2. “Mike Pence Will Be One of Our Best Witnesses”
3. “A Technical Violation of the Constitution is Not a Violation of Criminal Law”
4. Trump’s calls to overturn the election were simply “aspirational”
5. Lauro Calls for Trial to Take Place in West Virginia Because It’s a More “Diverse Venue” than Washington D.C.
Foxy Shady 0
Thom and Julie Millican of Media Matters discuss Fox News’s role in incubating insurrection and suggest that it’s all about the Benjamins.
Here’s the website mentioned in the clip.
The Fifth Freedom 0
Franklin Roosevelt famously enumerated “the Four Freedoms.”
Now comes Rudy Giuliani to enumberate the fifth: The freedom to lie.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
On-the-job training, Florida style:
Image via Yellowdoggranny.
Afterthought:
It occurs to me that a case could be made that some states are trying to secede once more all over again, but this time they’ve chosen not to put it in writing.
Ted Cruz’s Toy Story 0
Afterthought:
Why am I not surprised to learn that Ted Cruz can’t count to nine?
The Lake Effect 0
A fine day for Arizona:
Much more at the link.
A Modest Proposal 0
Martin Schramm must be smoking a pipe, for he has a pipe dream:
Like that’s going to happen.
Follow the link for more of his dream-state.
Establishmentarians 0
The Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction argues that public schools should indoctrinate students in (his brand of) Christianity:
Via C&L, where John Amato points out that Rufo is lying:
Follow the link for the rest of Amato’s commentary.
“Because I Said So, That’s Why!” 0
Dan Casey of The Roanoke Times notes that Bob Goode, a Roanoke-area Congressman, said in a televised interview, “I’ve not had one reporter ask to do an interview with me, or ask me on the Capitol steps, about the Biden Crime Family . . . .” So Casey sought an interview; a week later, he’s still waiting for a response.
Casey decided to track down some of the allegations Goode made in his interview and realized that (emphasis added)
Casey’s journey to that conclusion is a fascinating tale of uncovering half-truths, misrepresentations, and outright lies. It deserves a read.
“A Labyrinth of Lies” 0
Joy Reid talks with George Conway about how one thing is not like the other thing.
(Spellink error correxted.)
Humpty-Trumpty 0
In Trumpworld, words mean what Trump wants them to mean.
Where There’s Fire, There’s Smoke 0
Many of the northeastern and mid-Atlantic states have been under air quality warnings because of smoke from wildfires in Quebec. Yesterday, we could smell the smoke and see the haze, though we are hundreds of miles south of the Canadian border (today, the air is clearer, but the warnings are still in effect). This is unprecedented in my experience, and I’ve lived in this general area my entire life.
Yet, as Michael in Norfolk points out, Republicans continue to pretend that climate change isn’t.