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Category Archives: Lies and Lying Liars

A hypothesis

Like many rational types, I was a tad surprised at a recent poll that showed that Trump voters are more likely to believe something he says rather than a contrary assertion by a family member, conservative “pundit” (gasp!, but then are they really pundits?) or their religious leaders. But I got over the tad quickly. […]

Lies and lying liars

Over at Hullabaloo we read that Fox’s right wing competitors have utterly failed to cover the Dominion lawsuit and the unsurprising revelations that Fox’s on air personalities were knowingly lying to their viewers about the 2020 election, among a host of other things. Digby concludes: This just shows how homogenous the right wing media sphere […]

George Santos again

I have tried to confess on those rare occasions (well, I say they’re rare!) when I’ve been wrong, but in this case I have an excuse. When the George Santos story first reared its head, or at least first came to the attention of the wider population, I predicted that it would soon fade, as […]

A liar of Trumpian proportions

I confess to being somewhat fascinated by the saga of George Santos. If we discover much more, we have to confess that he makes Trump look like a truth teller. If you’ve been following the story you already know that one of the lies drawing the attention of prosecutors is his claim on financial disclosure […]

January 6th transcripts-Roger Stone

This is my third post reviewing, one by one, the transcripts released by the January 6th committee. This time it’s Roger Stone. This will be short and sweet. I think at some point that I’ll get to the transcripts in which witnesses give substantive answers. Stone took the fifth to each and every question he […]

January 6th transcripts, John Eastman

Much to my surprise I have gotten through the second transcript recently released by the January 6th committee. This is an easy one. It was the deposition of John Eastman, the lawyer who came up with the bullshit theory that the Vice President could throw out the electoral votes of any state he chose in […]

It’s always okay if you’re a Republican

Ever since I started blogging, which was many moons ago, bloggers on our side of the fence have used the acronym IOKYAR to refer to what has become almost a legal rule in this country. It’s simply okay to transgress moral or legal norms if you’re a Republican. It is particularly okay so far as […]

A tale of bumbling fraudsters

Well, honestly, this is something I did not see coming. It seems the “auditors” in Arizona have determined that Joe Biden did in fact win the electoral votes of that state, and that, in fact, he got 360 more votes than the official tally gave him. I should add that while I used the term […]

Logic Puzzle

The fact that the Russians offered the Taliban bounties on the lives of American and other soldiers has now been confirmed by multiple news outlets (including Fox!) and the British government. Today, this happened: During today’s press briefing Trump’s outgoing press secretary was asked if Trump had a message to Moscow about Russia’s bounty program. […]

Fox Nation Folks Dying

Entirely predictable. The virus is setting down roots in Trump country. I guess, among other things, these folks are still going to diners, where, as the New York Times can tell you, all the customers are Trumpers. While the number of cases and deaths related to coronavirus in Martin County is fairly low (34 cases and 4 […]