Republican Lies category archive
Homer Had the Catalog of Ships.
Trump Has the Catalog of Lies.
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TPM catalogs the biggest lies in Trump’s Time Magazine interview.
Image via C&L, which explores the ways in which conservatives strive to avoid and deny the truth about the Trumpling of America. (Excerpt below the fold.)
The Art of the Con 0
TPM explores the propaganda Republicans are using to promote their “they laughingly call it health care” bill. Here’s one; follow the link for the rest (emphasis in the original).
However, the CBO last week made clear — backing up what multiple other analyses have said — that Obamacare is not in or heading towards a death spiral.
“In CBO and JCT’s assessment, however, the nongroup market would probably be stable in most areas under either current law or the legislation,” the CBO said.
When Does a Pot Become a Kettle? 0
Josh Marshall wonders just how “unsubstantiated” an “allegation” must be for the media to call it a lie.
Suffer the Children 0
That’s not a quote from the Bible.
That’s Republican policy.
Portrait of the Con Artist as a Younger Man 0
Facebook Frolics, Dis Coarse Discourse Dept. 0
Eerily illustrating David Frum’s comments in the interview in the previous post, here’s more on the theme of “All the News that Fits.”.
“Presidented” 0
In the San Francisco Chronicle, John Diaz list precedents for a President. A nugget:
Speaking of Alternative Facts 0
Leonard Pitts, Jr., shreds Ben Carson’s referring to America’s African chattel slaves as “immigrants.” A nugget:
But the slaves were no more “immigrants” than rape is making love.
Read the rest.
Twits on Twitter 0
Multiplication of Mendacity 0
Paul Krugman notes that the era of spin is over, replaced by the era of outright lies. A snippet:
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The moral vacuity of Republicans in Congress, and the unlikelihood that they’ll act as any check on the president, becomes clearer with each passing day. Even the real possibility that we’re facing subversion by agents of a foreign power, and that top officials are part of the story, doesn’t seem to faze them as long as they can get tax cuts for the rich and benefit cuts for the poor.
Follow the link for the rest.
The Russian Sessions 0
Excerpt:
The ambassador from Russia is a Russian.
(I composed the above yesterday. Since then, there has been a development.)
Via C&L.
Republicans Rebrand Repression: “It’s All Good” 0
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph.