Tuesday, August 24, 2004

GOP Will Lie

That headline is not an exaggeration. It's been covered in several places, most especially by Josh Marshall, but it bears repeating. From the New York Times' Adam Nagourney:

Mr. Bush's advisers said they were girding for the most extensive street demonstrations at any political convention since the Democrats nominated Hubert H. Humphrey in Chicago in 1968. But in contrast to that convention, which was severely undermined by televised displays of street rioting, Republicans said they would seek to turn any disruptions to their advantage, by portraying protests by even independent activists as Democratic-sanctioned displays of disrespect for a sitting president.
Since it does bear repeating, let me pull out the lie - you have the context above, there is nothing tricky going on here...

...Republicans said they would seek to turn any disruptions to their advantage, by portraying protests by even independent activists as Democratic-sanctioned displays of disrespect for a sitting president.
Republicans have admitted it - by accident, I'm sure - they will lie to the American public about what happens at the RNC in New York. Regardless of who does what, the Republican smear machine will tell Americans that they are supported by and in league with the Democrats.

They will lie to you. They've admitted it.

Let that sink in for a minute.

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