Republican Lies category archive
The Loyalty Oath 0
Leonard Hitchcock has a theory as to why so many Republicans, when responding to polls, say that they believe Donald Trump won the 2020 election–that it’s a sort of loyalty oath to their dear leader. A nugget:
Methinks he may be onto something. Follow the link for his reasoning.
A Fifth Columnist 0
Margaret Sullivan profiles an American Quisling.
Bull Durham Durham Bull
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Warning: Short commercial at the end.
“But There’s No Other Possible Explanation” 0
David talks with Northeastern University professor Edward Miller about the how conspiratorial thinking infiltrated the Republican Party and the American right-wing, with a focus on the role of Robert Welch and the John Birch Society.
The Republican Crack(pipe)-Up 0
Thom wonders why Republicans are so susceptible to Fox News lies.
Dis Coarse Discourse 0
Farron discusses the implications of defining armed insurrection as “legitimate political discourse.”
We are a failing state.
All the News that Fits 0
It turns out (no surprises here) that pictures can lie (or, more accurately, liars can picture).
If the Truth Hurts, Make Stuff Up 0
At the Hartford Courant, Ethan Frankel calls out Connecticut GOP Chair Ben Proto’s duplicitous double-talk.
In the interest of fairness, you can read Proto’s piffle.
Decoding De Code 0
Farron translates.
Freedom of Screech, Reprise 0
Liz Dye has a question for Donald Trump:
How are you going to argue that your speech is being chilled when you never shut up?