Republican Lies category archive
Wahrheitdämmerung 0
Ned Barnett muses on the twilight of truth.
Wars and Rumor-Mongers of Wars 0
The Miami Herald’s Carl Hiaasen skewers Fox News’s annual phony-baloney “war on Christmas” schtick. A snippet:
Just a few days ago, former President Obama put on a Santa hat and delivered actual Christmas presents to patients at a children’s hospital in Washington, D.C.
What the hell, Tucker (Carlson–ed.)? To conservatives, no man symbolizes the rotten left-wing plague more than Obama — so why is he out there promoting this sacred Christian celebration?
All the News that Fits 0
Shorter Shaun Mullen: Inquiring minds don’t want you to know.
Spin City 0
Joe Patrice skewers the Tumpists’ argument that there is such a thing as a “perjury trap.” A snippet (follow the link for the rest):
But for Dershowitz, when Flynn made false statements to federal investigators, those statements could not be material because investigators knew they were false. In his mind, apparently, materiality requires investigators to rely upon the false statement.
The End of an Era? 0
Shaun Mullen, ever the optimist, thinks that the Congressional Republicans’ Hillary witch hunts might be drawing to a close.
Russian Impulses 0
Jay Bookman points out that denial is not just a river in Egypt.
It was Donald Trump’s campaign strategy.
The Voter Fraud Fraud 0
Jay Bookman points out some real life voter fraud. Here’s a bit from his article:
Do please read the rest, in which he demonstrates that this is but one element in North Carolina Republicans’ steaming, fetid pile of duplicity.
All That Was Old Is New Again, Horse and Sparrow Dept. 0
Thom points out the there’s nothing new about trickle-on economics.
Decoding De Code Meets Twits on Twitter 0
El Reg reports:
The accuracy of their model was about 73 per cent, making it better than a coin-toss, but far from foolproof in its evaluation.
More at the link.
The Voter Fraud Fraud 0
Mike reacts to Lou Dobbs’s claims of illegal immigrants’ voting (warning: language):
Rake? Hell. 0
Juanita Jean reports that, according to the President of Finland, Donald Trump doesn’t know what he’s talking about. A snippet (sourcing at the link):
The Lies of the Land 0
The Toronto Star’s Daniel Dale takes inventory. An excerpt, when asked about his methodology?
When he says something, I look it up.
The Voter Fraud Fraud 0
Writing at AL.com, a CPA experienced in investigation financial fraud applies his experience to Florida vote-counting debacle and finds no evidence of fraud. In doing so, he lists a number of items he does see evident in Florida and describes how they are not evidence of fraud. He starts by pointing out that fraud, by definition, is intentional.
It’s an interesting, timely read. Here’s a bit:
(snip)
Lesson 5 – Other violations of election law alleged are not fraud. In heavily Republican Bay County, Florida, the Supervisor of Elections allowed some citizens to vote by email despite that not being allowed by law. While this may be illegal, there was no misrepresentation of truth or concealment of material fact. This does not meet the definition of fraud.
The Voter Fraud Fraud 0
Thom and Greg Palast discuss the latest updates on Georgia Republicans’ gut-out-the-vote efforts.