Republican Lies category archive
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.
All the News that Fits 0
Trudy Ruben is concerned about the bubbleliciousness. Here’s a bit of her article:
Follow the link for the rest.
Along the same lines, Tony Norman argues that truth has no place in today’s Republican Party. (Again, much more at the link.)
The Crabby Appleton Party 0
Seth suggests that the Republican Party is rotten to the core.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Thom Hartmann argues Donald Trump and his dupes, symps, and fellow travelers are trying to rewrite the history of the January 6 invasion of the Capitol and points out that whitewashing (I use that term advisedly) is nothing new. Here’s a bit from his article:
But what I remember most vividly about those years is the answer I got one night at dinner when I asked our kids what they learned in school that day.
“We learned about the War of Northern Aggression,” one said, explaining that the New York bankers were trying to rob people in the South and so the South had to fight back.
This is what happens when history is allowed to be re-written for over a century. And it’s happening again, today.
Follow the link for the evidence.