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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIt amazes me that Romney can FLAT OUT LIE and there is no outrage! WTF?
No retractions. No apology's. Just more lies the next day.
The media covers it. At least Lawrence, Rachel and Ed do.
I think this election is the most insane ever.
What did he lie about?
Speck Tater
(10,618 posts)I guess some people are just not paying attention.
Either that or you've been watching too much Fox news and your brain has been washed.
Either way, enjoy your visit. Don't let the door hit you in the ass on your way out.
kestrel91316
(51,666 posts)Jamaal510
(10,893 posts)quinnox
(20,600 posts)I'm into politics, but I'm not paying attention to what Romney says either. When it gets closer to November and especially the debates, that is when I will start paying attention. Right now, its the lazy days of pre-summer.
Denninmi
(6,581 posts)I think I'd be shocked it the opposite happened and someone other than a few MSNBC hosts called them on their lies. Everyone else in the media gives them a free pass.
KurtNYC
(14,549 posts)and they aren't writing any speeding tickets.
I'm pretty sure all politicians are guilty of lying while on the campaign trail.
elleng
(131,042 posts)or pick one, President Clinton, President Obama, anyone.
Please watch Rachel's show tonight, to pick up some facts.
Logical
(22,457 posts)Response to Liberty84 (Reply #5)
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Pirate Smile
(27,617 posts)the pure shamelessness of his lies.
It's staggering and shocking even compared to other politicians.
rainy
(6,092 posts)what the republicans were saying about them would be all over the news. They never miss a good fight as long as the republicans are wining.
OCCUPY THE MEDIA!
Marie Marie
(9,999 posts)Karl Rove and the Republicans know their voters. If they repeat the same lie over and over, their message will be accepted as truth by the Fox viewers and those too busy or lazy to find the truth. They know that most voters don't follow the details of news and policy enough to know that they are being lied to. Simply put, they do it because they know that it is effective and it works. And the MSM never corrects or calls them out on it. Get ready for a lot more of the same.
elleng
(131,042 posts)left on green only
(1,484 posts)Hey, these are modern hip times. No one lies anymore. How passe. The hip new word for it is now called putting a spin on your reality, and everyone is expected to do it. What is more, we can thank the advertising industry for elevating our society to this new status. They have been lying to us for so long in their perverse advertisements that doing so for everyone has now become the new accepted norm for adult behavior in our society. Listening to Romney lie has now become only as insulting to our senses as listening to any of a plethora of advertising lies that pervade our lives. Remember, Romney and wall street are still in sync.
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ibegurpard
(16,685 posts)loyalsister
(13,390 posts)So many of the GOP talking points are outright lies. And they repeat them using the exact same language over and over. "Failed foreign policy."
"Apologizing for America"
McCain's new talking point phrase is "egregious breach in national security"
Over and over again in an effort to brainwash people.
Rachel, Ed, and Lawrence are very good at debunking. Unfortunately they are speaking to the choir for the most part.
Jamaal510
(10,893 posts)"out of control spending" and "taking away our freedom". I doubt many Republican voters know this, but that "spending" is for social programs that help THEM and other working class people. And has anyone asked them yet what they mean by "freedom"? What do they mean by "freedom"? Freedom for businesses to discriminate and pollute our air and water? Freedom for a handful of rich donors to control the politics of an entire country?
-Jamaal
ibegurpard
(16,685 posts)Bush did it for 8 years.
Rosa Luxemburg
(28,627 posts)rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)Egalitarian Thug
(12,448 posts)jeanV
(69 posts)What lies exactly are you referring to?
I suppose Romney can't be lying with every word he says?
hfojvt
(37,573 posts)or else we will be taken to Room 101 so the authorities can find out why we did not watch Rachel Maddow last evening.
lookingfortruth
(263 posts)So why the hell do you expect them to call Romney on it?
Kablooie
(18,637 posts)Letting the Supreme Court choose the President after the election was totally insane.
Hard to beat it.