Republican Lies category archive
The Fear Marketplace of Ideas 0
Along these lines, in the context of a longer editorial about efforts to ban books in schools because reading books might lead to (gasp!) thinking, my local rag today points out
All the News that Fits (and Very Little of the News that Doesn’t) 0
At northjersey.com, Jim Beckerman reports on the news that wasn’t reported. A snippet:
We waited and waited.
There was one reference, somewhere between 9:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. A shooting in Buffalo had occurred, Fox told its viewers, and people were dead. But no elaboration, no commentary, no on-the-scene interviews. Perhaps 15 seconds, all told.
He goes on theorize that this was because the shooter embraced “replacement theory,” which a number of Fox News voices have been spreading energetically.
Follow the lin for his reasoning.
The Voter Fraud Fraud 0
The Associated Press skewers the half-truths and pretzel logic of a recent film that claims to verify voluminous voter fraud.
The short version: the pile of photographic propaganda proves primarily that propagandists prevaricate.
Follow the link for facts.
The Marjorie Taylor Greene New Deal 0
Aside:
Farron missed the undercurrent. Let’s decode the code.
When right-wingers attack “welfare,” they are invoking the spirit and racist imagery of Ronald Reagan’s “welfare queen.” The word “welfare” has become yet another racist dog whistle.
The (Kevin) McCarthy Era 0
At the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Kevin McDermott discusses the core value of today’s Republican Party. Here’s a teeny-weeny bit of his article:
Real Big Men 0
Robert Pawlicki has a theory as to why Republicans seem to be obsessed with sex* and sexual identity. A snippet:
Hence, we do not see attacks on women who are a political force. Instead, we see attacks on transgender bathroom rights, efforts to ban books in our schools, an initiative that would suppress many gender-related texts, and the false linking of the LGBT community to pedophilia. The diverse minority groups under attack are neither powerful nor numerous, but they are easy targets to rile up the discontent of those unhappy with the direction of the country.
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*I shouldn’t have to point this out, but “gender” is a grammatical term, not a biological one.
Furthermore, I think “obsessed with sex” is a more forthright and accurate phrasing.
(Spelling erorrs correxted.)
Suffer the Children 0
That’s not scripture. That’s Republican policy.
The Triple Threat 0
It turns out that Mark Meadows, one of the most vocal proponents of Trump’s big lie, was registered to vote in not just two, but three states.
Cause—>Effect—>Backlash 0
At the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Maureen Downey considers recent Georgia laws hamstringing the teaching of actual factual United States history in Georgia’s schools. A snippet; follow the link for the rest.
The Blame Game, Reprise 0
At Above the Law, Chris Williams reminds us that, when you point the finger at someone, you have three fingers pointing back at yourself.
A Tune for the Times 0
Mangy comments at the Youtube page:
The other day, Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison described the present-day Republican party as ” …a party built on fraud, fear and fascism.” Seems pretty accurate. Mangy Fetlocks thought such a catchy, alliterative description should be a campaign slogan for midterm elections, so he wrote a snappy little campaign song with it.