Tag: Republican hyperbole

Five of the Biggest Falsehoods of the First Night of the Republican Convention

Buck Banks


Au contraire, mon frere, they do have a platform. It’s called LYING.

    From Forbes:

    On the first night of the GOP Convention on Monday, Republicans warned of dark, dire consequences should Democrats assume power, and sought to portray President Trump’s record as one of unalloyed success in ways that seemed to rewrite history, including claiming that his response to the pandemic was swift and effective.

    And what was going on with Don Jr.’s eyes?

Three-Quarters of GOPers Think FBI Is Trying to Undermine Trump

Buck Banks

73%

A new Reuters/Ipsos poll finds that 73% of Republicans agreed that “members of the FBI and Department of Justice are working to delegitimize President Trump through politically motivated investigations. … The poll findings show the influence Trump wields among Republicans, who have long reserved some of their highest levels of trust for the country’s law enforcement agencies.”

Newt Gingrich Is Still Delusional

Buck Banks

“The great political surprise of 2018 will be the size of the Republican victory. After members of the elite media have spent two years savaging President Trump, lying about Republican legislation, and reassuring themselves that Republican defeat was inevitable, the size of the GOP victory in 2018 will be an enormous shock.”

— Newt Gingrich, writing for Fox News.

Kentucky Knuckle-Dragger Threatens Bloodshed If Clinton Wins

Buck Banks

Whose blood will be shed? It may be that of those in this room. It might be that of our children and grandchildren. I have nine children. It breaks my heart to think that it might be their blood that is needed to redeem something, to reclaim something, that we through our apathy and our indifference have given away.

— Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin (R), saying patriots might have to shed blood to “reclaim” America if Hillary Clinton is elected, reports Political Wire.