Paul Begala: The McCain-Palin Lies and the Neil Armstrong Principle

The McCain-Palin Lies and the Neil Armstrong Principle
Paul Begala

If John McCain and Sarah Palin were to say the moon was made of green cheese, we can be certain that Barack Obama and Joe Biden would pounce on it, and point out it's actually made of rock. And you just know the headline in the paper the next day would read: "CANDIDATES CLASH ON LUNAR LANDSCAPE."

Why doesn't somebody call Neil Armstrong? He's been there. Or go to the Smithsonian and open the glass case that contains a piece of the moon. The moon is a rock. That's a fact, Jack.

Facts are indeed stubborn things, but the McCain-Palin lies are more stubborn still.

In the face of demonstrable, provable, incontrovertible evidence to the contrary, McCain and Palin continue to assert that Gov. Palin opposed the infamous "Bridge to Nowhere." They do so in their speeches and ads, and their supporters say so on television until their pants are on fire. McCain and Palin also claim the Alaska governor opposes earmarks -- despite the fact that she's gotten her state so much pork she's at risk for trichinosis.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paul-begala/the-mccain-palin-lies-and_b_125240.html

Begala is good. I like him.

Don't let the opposition define the debate.

A big part of the problem is chasing after the last lie while the opposition are manufacturing the next lie.

Call them out on it strongly and somewhat sensationally, which is what Obama has been doing lately, but quickly move on.

:)

They get high on cognitive dissonance. Lying and believing contradictions is a way of life for them. They are completely addicted to it because it leads them to what they perceive as religious ecstasy. It gives them a sense of power because they can just make stuff up, then believe what they made up, and then--abbracadabra--what they made up is real! Imagine the power surge they feel!

I thought that I read about him saying that exact line in Al Franken's introductory political tome, "Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot", when he talks about Gramm's run for the Presidency in 1996. I think that he (Franken) reported that Gramm used to joke about bringing home so much pork that he's started to get trichinosis (or something to that effect). I'm almost certain Begala knowingly referenced that line, which is interesting given how disastrous Phil "Mental Recession" Gramm has been for the McSame campaign so far.

Roberts the dumb fuck. :mad:

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