Republican Lies category archive
A World of Their Own 0
In The Bangor Daily News, Amy Fried marvels at Republicans’ retreat into an imaginary world. They’ve gone from Reagan’s voodoo economics into a world of voodoo science. A snippet:
When it comes to simply describing a policy, instead of discussing the same facts in light of differing values about the role of government, Republican leaders assert clearly false claims. This can be seen when it comes to Trumpcare.
Follow the link to learn why she said that and how convincingly she can back it up.
The Voter Fraud Fraud 0
In my local rag, Roger Chesley cannot conceal his disdain for Trump’s recent order to create a panel to investigate “voter fraud”–a panel to be led by two experts at voter suppression, to boot.
A snippet:
In January, Trump claimed – without a scintilla of proof – that between 3 million and 5 million undocumented immigrants voted in the 2016 presidential election. Oh, and as he theorized later: “They all voted for Hillary. They didn’t vote for me.”
It must be his psychic connection.
Follow the link for the complete article.
Fallout 0
If a tree falls in the forest and no one hears it–oh, wait. The question is moot.
Everyone heard it.
The Jan Brady Defense 0
We are doomed.
The Voter Fraud Fraud 0
At the Guardian, Steven W Thrasher explains that it’s all about the racism. A snippet:
Read the whole thing.
The Liar’s Web 0
It’s a short article and neither synopsis nor excerpt can do it justice. Just read it.
How Stuff Works, Insurance Dept. 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Mark B. Baer explains why Trumpcare is in no way health “insurance.”
Read it.
Wall of Lies 0
Trump’s is a reality show presidency in which unrelated clips are edited together in an arbitrary manner so as to create an appearance of things that are not. For example:
I sometimes wonder to what extent NBC and its various “Apprentice” series should be held responsible for creating an appearance of this thing that is not: that Donald Trump is competent, capable, and coherent.
Via C&L.
The Art of the Con 0
At The Guardian, Richard Wolffe joins the those looking back on Donald Trump’s first 100 days. His perspective varies from many of the other run-of-the-mill churned out articles; it’s worth a look.
Here’s a bit:
This may be a familiar feeling for the victims of Trump University, but it’s a new experience for the American people at large, and can thus be counted as another landmark of the first 100 days.
GOP Health Care: “Don’t Get Sick. If You Do Get Sick, Die Quickly” 0
Dick Polman takes a look at Trump Care v. 2.0. A snippet (italics in the original):
His answer:
“Pre-existing conditions are in the bill. And I just watched another network than yours, and they were saying ‘Pre-existing is not covered.’ Pre-existing conditions are in the bill. And I mandate it. I said, ‘Has to be.’….They say we don’t cover pre-existing conditions. We cover it beautifully.”
I know this might shock you, but the truth is precisely the opposite of what Trump said.