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Every single time a Republican fucks up they blame the Democrats. They never have the balls to take responsibility for their own failures, and seemingly think that we should give them leeway when shit happens on their watch, while blaming a previous democratic administration and just plain lying like the lying things they are. 9/11 is a perfect example of this
when Bush managed to complete screw up the response to the terror attack, within 24 hours, they had managed to make it all about Clinton and his failure to keep the nation safe
Republicans accusing Democrats, in an extremely ludicrous manner, when they fuck up, is strong within them. Very strong indeed. Add to this, Obama Derangement Syndrome that is so pungent in Trump, Trump managing to blame Obama for the lack of COVID 19 testing kits is the least surprising fake shit this week. Just surprised it took him so long
Of course, everyone outside the cult knows he just literally makes shit up, even those around him, who are lying liars on his behalf. Fake shit every day. But, do you think he knows it though? Maybe he is literally so far gone that he actually believes it is Obama's fault
And if that is the case, Article 25 anyone?
The Wizard
(12,541 posts)Every day is a new and bigger lie. Alternative facts are lies. The human mind cannot process the avalanche of lies coming from Trump and his congressional death cult. The W. Bush administration did the same thing. Orwell rolls in his grave. Orwell's essay "Politics and the English Language" should be required reading in all high schools and colleges.
I spent some time as a trial assistant with a trial lawyer who always said "everything changes once the lying starts." It is incumbent on our Fourth Estate to expose the lies as fast as Trump and his enablers put them out for public consumption.
When the Bush cartel was ruling us the compliant media fell into line because they knew that exposing the lies would have cut them off from access to the White House, thus eliminating an easy paycheck for being Administration stenographers toting the lie of the day.
Trump employs the same tactics. Every news source that exposes him and his cult is labeled "fake news" or "failing."
The media's real failure is in not hammering home the fact that the constant lying (gaslighting) is damaging the United States for the benefit of the corrupt orange tyrant.
An example is the fact that a Court found the Trump cartel had looted a charity for personal gain. An act so reprehensible that anyone else would be going to prison and the media coverage would have been non stop. Instead the fearful, compliant media does the bidding for this continuing criminal enterprise.
Bernardo de La Paz
(48,988 posts)Captain Zero
(6,799 posts)the old boy is NUTS.
NCjack
(10,279 posts)FU-i45 has taken office, he spent his time golfing instead of fixing "mistakes". When does his accountability begin?
This is classical narcissism. Now in their case, it is faux. They know exactly what they're doing. But it is a calculated gaslighting scheme. It also feeds into Trump's insatiable need for his acute narcissism to be fed.
Under The Radar
(3,401 posts)The republicans have exploded the debt and democrats reduced it at least going back to Carter. And they are the Party of financial responsibility?
CaptYossarian
(6,448 posts)America itself is allowed to have a budget deficit, but if individuals do it, they're writing bad checks. It's a good thing GOP pols are rich. Otherwise, could you imagine their checkbook balance? There would be a red ink shortage.
Then they're ballsy (ego-testicle?) enough to keep giving more and more $ to the insatiable Pentagon to prove how tough they are and create that false sense of security for their sheeple, while cutting safety net programs on good folks who are unlikely to vote.
Cutting those programs are a veiled form of racism, because they think only minorities are on Welfare, SNAP, etc.
When I refer to Conservatives, I really mean social ones (xenophobes), because they spend like drunken sailors and aren't fiscal ones.
The financially responsible party (us) are paying their bills. We need better messaging to get this out. Half of the voters are being duped or still believe what their grandparents used to say about the parties.
Chainfire
(17,524 posts)The entire right wing is based on half-truths, mistruths, and damn lies. They get away with it because their constitutions want to hear it. Right wingers do not question any negative propaganda against progressives, regardless of how absurd or illogical they may be. In fact, they really don't have to actually believe it, but they will still support and spread the lies. Gobbles would be proud of the Republican efforts.
If Obama is responsible for a failure of health services three plus years after leaving office then, does that mean that Trump has been incapable of fixing the problems since he has been in office. Does that mean Obama is responsible for Trump cutting health funding? Does it suggest that Trump has installed flatterers instead of leaders in important positions?
I remember the day Obama took office, the right shit slingers, were demanding to know when he was going to fix the Republican financial crisis and blaming the bad market on him. Since he was president, he was responsible. Somehow, that no longer applies even 3 years after Trump has had power. All Trump can do is throw rocks and run away.
It has gotten to the point that if the Trump regime said the sky was really red, then you would see all kinds of explanations as to why the sky was not blue as we had always thought but in fact that color is red. Straight out of Orwell.
We have got to get this incompetent bastard and his minions out of power;
get out the vote!
CaptYossarian
(6,448 posts)Welcome to DU.
ramen
(789 posts)Poor bastards.
Under The Radar
(3,401 posts)They defy the rule of law. A subpoena has no value any longer. New conservative judges read from scripts sent down from unknown conservative master, legal precedent has no bearing on a case against conservative complaints. And explain this, a lie isnt a lie unless told under oath but yet what are the legal ramifications of breaking an oath just as the Republican Senators did in the impeachment hearings?
How does Michael Cohen get prison time for carrying the illegal luggage of the Trump Org but the entire Org skates free?
To them the law is a useful tool to use against others as it is hilarious to them that their opposition plays by the rules.
It is all nauseating.