There has been such a pattern of false right-wing attacks, that I think it'd be handy to have a thread track some of them, showing the pattern.
It's one thing as each attack is made, has its desired effect, is shown false and forgotten, seeing a pattern can be informative.
These include two main types: by right-wing leaders (government or pundits), and right-wing media.
Examples of the past can be items such as 'Obama likes to pal around with terrorists', 'Obama called Palin a pig', 'Al Gore claimed he invented the internet', or even the story that Mexican drug cartels had taken over two ranches in Texas - creating a lot of fear, but the police for the areas said it was the first they heard of it, and it appears totally groundless. The 'birther' attacks are another classic example, of course.
I've considered this after many attacks, so am finally making this. Ideally, it'll be unused, as Republicans improve their behavior. But history says otherwise.
There isn't a trigger case - but one attack might be the implication that Republicans are 'returning to the constitution' as if the Democrats have been unconstitutional criminals.
Their 'reading of the constitution' and rule for citing constitutional authority for each bill serve no other purpose than implying that Democrats have been violating it.
Funny, if they actually had been, we have a shortage of court cases filed by Republicans. Wonder why?
In fact, I can think of only one - which has been a highly politicized example, where some states' Republican officials have 'filed suit' over Obama's healthcare, and lost both of the first decisions, finally winning only one in what appears to be a very set-up case with a judge with a history of right-wing politics.
Someone is welcome to try to make a list for liberals' pattern of false attacks on Republicans. But it's unclear what will go on the list. We'll see what anyone finds.
So, the first item on the list of something very current isn't the strong example as ones mentioned above, but it's an example:
- 1/7/11 Republicans imply House Democrats have been acting unconstitutionally on a regular basis, with attacks and a ceremony around 'returning to the constitution'
It's one thing as each attack is made, has its desired effect, is shown false and forgotten, seeing a pattern can be informative.
These include two main types: by right-wing leaders (government or pundits), and right-wing media.
Examples of the past can be items such as 'Obama likes to pal around with terrorists', 'Obama called Palin a pig', 'Al Gore claimed he invented the internet', or even the story that Mexican drug cartels had taken over two ranches in Texas - creating a lot of fear, but the police for the areas said it was the first they heard of it, and it appears totally groundless. The 'birther' attacks are another classic example, of course.
I've considered this after many attacks, so am finally making this. Ideally, it'll be unused, as Republicans improve their behavior. But history says otherwise.
There isn't a trigger case - but one attack might be the implication that Republicans are 'returning to the constitution' as if the Democrats have been unconstitutional criminals.
Their 'reading of the constitution' and rule for citing constitutional authority for each bill serve no other purpose than implying that Democrats have been violating it.
Funny, if they actually had been, we have a shortage of court cases filed by Republicans. Wonder why?
In fact, I can think of only one - which has been a highly politicized example, where some states' Republican officials have 'filed suit' over Obama's healthcare, and lost both of the first decisions, finally winning only one in what appears to be a very set-up case with a judge with a history of right-wing politics.
Someone is welcome to try to make a list for liberals' pattern of false attacks on Republicans. But it's unclear what will go on the list. We'll see what anyone finds.
So, the first item on the list of something very current isn't the strong example as ones mentioned above, but it's an example:
- 1/7/11 Republicans imply House Democrats have been acting unconstitutionally on a regular basis, with attacks and a ceremony around 'returning to the constitution'
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