Republican Lies category archive
Rand Gestures 0
Yastreblyansky is not impressed by Rand Paul’s stance that a government official’s inciting insurrection while acting in his official capacity shouting “Fire!” in a crowded theatre is just a bit of free speech.
Lies and Lying Liars, It’s Bubblicious Dept. 0
At the Las Vegas Sun, Brad Swanson tells the story of a relative who has become a confirmed Trumpette, believing that the recent election was stolen, as well as the other lies trumpeted by Trump and his dupes, symps, and fellow travelers. A snippet (emphasis added):
Why do reasonable people fall for this?
The biggest factor, studies show, is sustained immersion in the sea of fake news, and exclusion from other viewpoints — whether voluntarily, i.e. choosing to live in an “echo chamber,” or involuntarily due to government control of the media, as in Nazi Germany and Rwanda.
No matter how rational we think we are, when we only hear a single perspective time after time, we start to internalize and accept it.
The truth can’t make you free if you can’t (or won’t–ed.) hear it.
Lies and Lying Liars, Facebook Frolics Dept. 0
Rachel reads Marjorie Taylor Greene’s “lasers from space” Facebook post, after citing Congressman Kevin McCarthy’s statement that Greene told him she knows nothing about it.
Via C&L, which has commentary.
In Words of One Syllable . . . . (Updated) 0
Above the Law’s Kathryn Rubino reports on Smartmatic’s $2.7 billion defamation law suit against Fox News and its dupes, symps, and fellow travelers.
The introduction to the filing is a doozy.
Addendum:
The lawsuits seem to bearing fruit.
Mayhap a working weapon against the purveyors of piffle has been found.
The Voter Fraud Fraudsters 0
As Farron mentioned, documented cases of voter fraud seem invariably to fall at the feet of Republicans.
Gutting Out the Vote 0
Republicans are not even trying to hide their intentions any longer.
Read the article Farron discusses.
Chronicling Covidiocy 0
Gene Collier tells the “The Curious Case of the Skunk in the Moonlight.”
The Voter Fraud Fraud 0
The drum beat goes on.
Read the Footnotes 0
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel executes a tour-de-force debunking of duplicitous drivel.
All the News that Fits 0
Gene Collier looks at the deep distrust with which some Americans view the news media and considers the source(s). A snippet (emphasis added):
In a related vein, Beth Rabinowitz offers a look back at the era of yellow journalism and how objectivity became a journalistic value.
(Broken link fixed.)
Shep Smith Is Not Holding His Breath 0
Shep Smith discusses why he left Fox News.