Sarah Huckabee Sanders is the right mouthpiece for a truth-twisting president

[TexasTowelie]

Sarah Huckabee Sanders does not look like the kind of woman Donald Trump would choose as his chief spokesperson. Much like Roger Ailes when he was stocking the Fox News lineup with blond Barbie dolls in short, tight skirts, the president has generally exhibited a preference for sleek beauties with long legs and stiletto heels to represent his interests and act as his arm candy.

Trump’s daughter Ivanka and wife Melania are the apotheosis of this type. By comparison, Sanders looks more like a slightly chunky soccer mom who organizes snacks for the kids’ games. Rather than the fake eyelashes and formal dresses she puts on for news briefings, Sanders seems as if she’d be more comfortable in sweats and running shoes. Yet, even if Trump privately wishes he had a supermodel for a press secretary, he is lucky to have Sanders.

I wouldn’t have said that when she first got the job. In fact, I sharply disagreed with a friend of mine who expressed admiration for the way Sanders performs her duties. She is confident and unflappable, my friend said. I had trouble seeing that those strengths outweighed the fact that pretty much every statement coming out of the press secretary’s mouth was a distortion of the truth.

But now I get it. Anyone who is going to be tasked with the job of explaining this president to the news media needs to be comfortable with saying things that are demonstrably not true. That was the problem with Sanders’ predecessor, Sean Spicer. Lying seemed to fluster him. When he was challenged on any blatantly erroneous statement, he would get red-faced and petulant. It was as if he was trying to signal a message to reporters: “Come on, guys, lay off! Don’t make me humiliate myself on live TV!”

Read more: http://www.latimes.com/opinion/topoftheticket/la-na-tt-huckabee-sanders-20171031-story.html

[democratisphere]

1. Poster adult for battle axes extraordinare.

[bagelsforbreakfast]

2. the cartoon by Horsey is spot on... n/m

[Chemisse]

3. I was just thinking that yesterday. She is really good at this.

Which really speaks to a dark character.

[Angry Dragon]

4. trained under daddy H

[Thor_MN]

6. Yes, she was raised on a diet of hypocritical fake religous pap.

She sees glaring hypocrisy as normal. I don't know that I could tell 65 lies in 20 minutes, but she calls that Tuesday.

[keithbvadu2]

5. Super Christian Mike Huckabee raised a mighty fine liar

Super Christian Mike Huckabee raised a mighty fine liar.
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[malaise]

7. Truth-twisting is way too gentle a euphemism for

these fugging LIARS

[DonCoquixote]

8. the ugly, offensive truth is

That Sarah was raised by her dad who is in a huckster business (religion and Southern politics) which can sail on completely regardless of the truth. If Mike pence gets in, expect the Holy Rollers to be outright unleashed until they can put in what Churchill talked "a new dark age", where science will be used to make guns and toys for the rich, but never be used to make them one bit kinder or even wiser. The fact is, calling her a liar will not be sufficient, for her Daddy did perfectly well without the truth, and made an environment where the truth was not only not needed, but outright unwanted.

[Vinca]

9. Lies just roll off her tongue. She doesn't hesitate for a second.

Guess she didn't get to that chapter in the handbook (Bible).

[HAB911]

10. THIS is totally unfair and wrong. Deepest apologies to Bulldogs everywhere

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