Republican Lies category archive
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.
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.
