Republican Lies category archive
The Lies of the Land 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Gary Wenk explores the human tendency to believe in lies. A snippet:
Follow the link for his answer to that question.
When the Truth Hurts . . . 0
The Electronic Frontier Foundation documents how the Trump administration tried to make the truth go away to penalize “social” media outfits for fact-checking.
Just read it.
All the History that Fits 0
Thom takes a look at the new Texas law designed to whitewash (you will pardon the expression) American history.
Tilting at Windy Mills 0
At Above the Law, Joe Patrice explains why Florida’s new law forbidding private entities, particularly “social” media such as Google and Facebook, from banning political candidates and “journalistic enterprises” from their platforms in empty kabuki theater, and like pricey theater at that. Here’s a bit of his post (emphasis added):
Because while private entities like Twitter and Facebook banning users is entirely constitutional, forcing those private actors to broadcast particular users over their platforms is absolutely not constitutional. And yet here we are in up-is-now-down-land.
Follow the link for the rest.
All the News that Fits 0
David argues that Fox News is floundering for falsehoods to flog.
The Voter Fraud Fraud 0
The Orlando Sentinel’s Scott Maxwell discusses an in-depth investigation of voter fraud that found no there there. He recalls that the opening of the investigation was surrounded with sanctimonious ballyhoo about protecting the integrity of the voting process. And he wonders
Then why hasn’t she done that since the investigation finished and concluded nothing improper happened?
Follow the link to see how he answers the question–and why he answers as he does.
Base Desires, Lumber Truthers Dept. 0
We are a society of stupid.
Also, Thom is an optimist.
The Noaccount Recount 0
At AZcentral, an Arizona Republican whose on the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors calls out his party for forsaking truth in favor of Donald Trump’s “Big Lie.” Here’s a bit of his article (emphasis added):
I can say with confidence the election was safe, secure and fair.
There was no foul play.
There was no vote switching.
The November election was one of the best we’ve ever run.
For certifying and then defending the results of the 2020 general election, I’ve been sued, subpoenaed and chastised, primarily by Republicans. For embracing reality, I’ve had my conservative credentials questioned and even my integrity challenged.
Rand Gestures 0
Aside:
We sometimes amuse ourselves by watching Family Feud. (Indeed, the cable box is set to record “all new episodes.”) We enjoy the wordplay, the spontaneity, and the humor, though, I must admit, sometimes the double entendres are just a bit too double (or maybe not double enough).
Last night, we watched an episode in which one of the questions was something like, “Who blames you for their mistakes.” The answers were 1) boss, 2) spouse, 3) siblings, and 4) politicians.
But, one is constrained to observe, a mistake is not the same thing as a lie.
And a political party that relies on lies and lying liars is not just “making mistakes.”
It is willfully dealing in deception and promulgating perfidy.
And it forfeits our trust.