So Blind They Cannot See
The conservative pundit/analyst Hugh Hewitt has a new op/ed in the Washington Post. I will put it up as the first comment. In this op/ed Hewitt purports to give us the case for Donald Trump , and talks about what Trump has done about the border with Mexico, trade war with China, the right wing judges he has appointed to the federal courts, and a couple other things, as the reasons Trump deserves another four years.
What Hewitt does not mention, even one word of, is the utter chaos Trump has brought to the government, and more importantly the chaos and dishonesty he has brought to American public discourse through the expression of his presidency. Hewitt does not even mention the fact that the nations major news organizations have tracked approximately 20,000 lies and misstatements by Trump, just since he assumed office in Jan 2017. Donald Trump lied at least 75 times about the Ukrainian whistleblowers report. That was such a serious subject Trump was impeached over it, and he lied about it in public appx 75 times. Hewitt doesnt mention that, or any of the other 20,000 lies.
He doesnt mention any of Trump's personal attacks on opposition politicians, or the attacks on just regular people. The president* of the United States calls people disparaging and sometimes nasty names , virtually every day. Then there is the constant bragging, usually based on false conclusions Trump has drawn about an event or about people who disagree with him.
Trump's presidency is more like a dystopian Hollywood political satire /dark comedy than it is like an achievement to be celebrated. Hugh Hewitt does not mention a single word that indicates there is massive opposition to Trump, including many people who used to be Republicans. Just today it is in the news that another group of Republican ex- members of Congress, led by former Sen Jeff Flake of Arizona , have come out as an organization in support of Joe Biden's candidacy.
The nation cannot abide a serial liar, bully, runaway narcissist, and ignoramus in the presidency. The last four years are now lost, but it would be a travesty beyond words to put this fool back in office for four more long years. People have said the past four years feels more like forty.
Hugh Hewitt is deliberately blind to the truth.
Wise Democrats would seek to extol the virtues and strengths of their latest sacrificial lamb sent out to be slaughtered by a popular and successful president. They remain blind as to how they defeat themselves time after time
You are ok with a president who lies to his people 20,000 times, talk about being "blind".
Eyes wide open, don't care what he says, but what he gets done.
Knock off the oh so subtle personal insults
That says everything...
Presidents are remembered for their character, their personal behavior, more than they are remembered for their "achievements". Very few people could tell you much about what Washington , Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, T Roosevelt, Truman, Kennedy, Ford, or even Lincoln or Reagan achieved (outside of maybe the Emancipation Proclamation), but they know what the public character of these men was. The idea that we should ignore a completely dishonest and immoral president just because you like the judges he appoints is sickening.
Greg you bring nothing to the table here, nothing, so naturally you think that people telling the truth about the matter are insulting you.
You are ok with a president who lies to his people 20,000 tim
I do appreciate The irony of the left repeating this lie to call trump a liar.
The 20,000 are lies and misstatements. The number is so high because they count repeats. If he lies about the same thing 200 times, they count it as 200 lies.
Why would the president of the United States lie about the same thing 200 times ? , especially since his lies are often pointed out in the media after the first time he says them.
People like that don't care about how many lies are told or how corrupt someone is, they just care that some liberal gets screwed over. Even if it hurts themselves.
What has he gotten done?
Even the guy who compiles them says they aren’t lies. They are cataloged by a liberal pundit who admit counting documented facts as misstatements because they aren’t presented with the context the liberal pundit prefers.
any politician who speaks as much as trump will “lie” 20,000 times when the opposite party determines whether the speaker presents “appropriate“ context.
please stop gaslighting the forum with such falsehoods now that you know the truth.
Im glad you are so interested in Trump's lying. It gives me reason to post a lot of stuff about it.
Since you claim that your eyes are wide open, you must recognize that Trump didn't 'get done' ANY of the goals he set for HIS economy.
Here are a few snips from a Forbes article just before the pandemic took hold:
Trump lies like this 365 days a year.
You know he does.
So I take it you realize that you are in fact lying when you claim Trump "lied" 20,000 times.
Trump lies. So do people who claim he's been documented lying 20,000 times.
A big part of being a Trump cult member is that you make yourself predisposed to believe him. Thus when he lies, the cultists say "what lies"?
The Washington Post and others say he has lied 20,000 times.
What if it is 10,000 lies Sean? Are you happy then?
The sad part is you know Trump is a pathological liar to the extent never seen before in national politics but your devotion to right wing ideology prevents you from absorbing the truth.
No, they don't. Per the Post, as of 2019, they only used the word "lie" once as of 2019 to describe a Trump statement. .
In part, that's because he routinely calls factually accurate statements "misleading" if they are not put in the context he wants as a liberal. Ask a conservative to "Fact check" Joe Biden from a conservative viewpoint and he could find just as many "lies," as you call them.
you know Trump is a pathological liar to the extent never seen before in national politics
He's no worse than LBJ or either Clinton or even Biden. Have you seen that clip where Biden lies about every aspect of his background when yelling at a voter? It's a veritable tornado lies. The Clintons and LBJ were liars of the premeditated kind who tried to craft lies with lawyerly precision, while Trump exaggerates and misstates facts like Biden. The difference is Trump has a hostile media who doesn't excuse his misstatements as "gaffes."
Greg you bring nothing to the table here, nothing, so naturally you think that people telling the truth about the matter are insulting you.
Flagged for personal insult. Also meta and attempting to bully
You can pretend all you want that this endless nonsense is no worse than any other presidents. Such a conclusion is completely delusional , but it's a free country.
That full of BS and you know it. Even old Mary "83" an adorer and sister of the president has been heard to say that your president is a blazing liar. So you need to stop it. We are all experienced here and damn sure old enough to a man and woman to know a compulsive liar when we see one.
People who use critical thinking and who are reasonable do not have to lie on Donald Trump; that dude lips parade lies daily. Trump has been lying so long; even Sean Treacy can't tell when he is telling the truth!
Do you care what a democrat says? Hmmp! some Trump conservatives are so full of it. (CB vomits.)
I like the Aryan Warrior touch across the forehead.
It is being built. That's a perfect example. It's literally true but the fact checker throws in a bunch of spin and then calls is misleading. That's 257 "lies" disposed of right there.
It's all that 'freedom" aka "white privilege" Trump is ladling up on their plates. It's the perfect attractant for some conservatives. Trump conservatives don't want or need fairness or balance when privilege affords them a better share. Thus, Donald's supporters don't give a damn about his lies: he is their appointed liar and their chosen candidate for four more years if he can lie, cheat, and steal his way to it!
Hmmmm...I am a white male, early 50s, retired Navy veteran that worked his way to E7, busted my butt at 50 to get my Associates and now working on my Bachelor's. I work in a rehab facility where much of the work is physical due to my patient's needs at first.
I support our...mine, yours and our president.
Where exactly is my "white privilege" and what is ladled on my plate?
Sad that is a "hate Trump" WaPo "fact checker" doing checking based on his/her opinions and feelings. If you take away the feelings and the "I don't like what he said, so I rate it a lie" bullshit, Trump's "lies" would be far below anything Obama lied about.
This I agree. Clinton is remembered for blow jobs in the Oval office....and getting impeached. Nothing else.
So no coherent rebuttal.
Not surprised
The last time you were coherent Moses was in diapers.
Another stupid rebuttal. Just admit you have never been right. It will make you feel much better.
Aside from the point you're clearly making, I am compelled to rate that dude's facial expressions and teeth as a 10!
("Well." —JR. You know me!)
I don't support Donald Trump, for all the reasons I expose on NT. So, there is that. As to "white privilege" it is that amorphous spirit that percolates throughout the sphere for the 'tribalists.' Best quantified (by others that is) as doors opening that for me and mine closed, shut with rusty locks, or in limited supply.
As to your bio, good for you and your 'busted butt.' Black people bust their butts too. Still, there is a system in play to collectively strip the black minority of its power while languishing it in its perpetual poverty (and ignorance). And I have to ask you this: Have you ever heard of "black privilege" in the United States?
Seems to me that he is a Goebbels advocate, that if you tell a lie often enough people will believe it. The adage that should apply here is that you can fool all of the people some of the time, and you can fool some of the people all of the time, but you can't fool all of the people all of the time. At first I was fooled - I fell for the fact that he was supportive of Israel, but thank God at least I have the brains that so many I see on this site do not have, and I was not fooled for very long. A person can "change their stars" (A Knight's Tale) and it didn't take long for me to achieve the wisdom to change mine.
I wonder why Democrats haven't fixed that, and why blacks continue to support them so rigorously.
And still you 'wonder' not aloud about Donald Trump and a lack of urgency about minority deaths from the coronavirus. "It is what it is." Right, Texan?
Is it possible to not be what it is?
Black people support diversity (it's in our blood) and have a natural alienation to repression and suppression: AKA, Trump's Cult of Personality.
Oooh, nice dig at Trump!!
Extra bonus on the old paycheck!
Cult?
LMAO!!!!
That's a freaking HOOT, man!
Meh to laughter. Why are some Trump supporters "stanning" (fan-boying and fan-girling) Donald? Trump is not a real conservative. He is not a genuine conservative 'product.
That's a real stumper for ya, isn't it?
No, Donald is a real authoritarian. The supporters have given him their individual freedom willingly. It's cultist. Trump has social-engineered some of y'all.
I agree with you Buzz, you did change in time.
Oh, you're on a real roll tonight, my friend!
And so amusing to see!
Authoritarian, cultists.....what other names and labels do you have for anyone not drinking your flavor of Kool-Aid?
This should be good, let me get some popcorn going!
"Cult of personality." Look it up, if you wish . . . or not. Your 'dispute' is with the expression not me.
Sorry, but I treat all equally who use such terms.
Names and labels that you seem very comfortable using, especially when describing anyone not following your brand of politics.
Cultists? Authoritarians?
Asinine!
But please, do continue onward, it is super-elevating to the conversation!
Meh.Suit yourself. "It is what it is."
They'd be lying almost every time they did.
The fact that Hewitt thinks that Fox is even remotely fair looses him any credibility he possessed.
Not if Americans follow Trump's lead. After all, HE is the one who politicized it.
That's delusional.
Which effects a minority of Americans.
More delusion.
Trump doesn't have 'a plan' for THIS virus outbreak, how the hell can he have one for the one to follow?
If he does it for the same xenophobic reasons he did the first time, they will.
What a fucking LIE.
What a load of crap. Manufacturing employment has been flat since early 2019. So HOW is it 'poised' to accelerate? Did Trump and the GOP pass something since March that I missed? In April manufacturing employment dropped by 10%.
Then ' center-right talking heads' are too busy telling each other fairy tales to be taken seriously.
Oh and BTW, if Hewitt's op/ed is an illustration of the ideas of the 'center right', the GOP is in bigger trouble than I thought.
Finally, a tidbit of truth.
Along with the lasting devastating horror they have wrought.
Yes, Trump has given Americans the 'freedom' to die alone.
Freedom's candidate? Such high rhetoric thrown into a 'shit-pot' named President Donald Trump. Please explain why true conservatives and republicans are counter-punching Donald. He is not their candidate. Biden is. Don't Lincoln Project conservatives et al like touting freedom too?
That sez it all and is why Trump will win if enough Americans haven't been brainwashed by the mass media and the TDS ridden.
regardless, the TDS wheel will continue to go around and around, round and round, around and around .....
Of course, as intelligent people know, there is no such thing as Trump Derangement Syndrome. It is not possible to be unfair to Trump.
It is possible to be accurate about him and say he is utterly unfit to hold any office, let alone the presidency. He is a KNOWN serial liar, crook, bigot, moron, and cheat.
The scratchy broken record repeats and repeats and repeats as it goes around and around and around....
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Of course, as stable, sane, thinking people we observe it every day. Specifically here on NT. The examples of which are copious.
Like this:
Or this:
Or this:
Easiest research I've ever done .....
Yes it does but Greg isn't the one in real pain.
That much is clear to anyone here with a modicum of reason and unbiased thinking.
There isn't enough butt cream in the world to put that fire out that's been burning since November of 2016.
When have you ever done research that pertains to anything you say on this site? 99% of what you say is stream of consciousness or spur of the moment.
For some bizarre reason you think that you simply dismissing something is persuasive argument against it. I do not take it lightly to say Trump is a KNOWN serial liar, crook, bigot, moron and cheat. There is more than ample evidence for all of it and I and others have put it on this forum.
I don't live in perpetual denial. Please attempt to make intelligent and relevant comments
word salads are not argument sparty
This article isn't about me John.
Opinions do vary .... greatly in this case.
The daily hatred on display here towards Trump is epic but one can't expect the TDS ridden to see that. They are, after all, deranged, deluded and very detached from reality. I think some have actually managed to give themselves a case PTSD.
Lol .... i love your sophomoric attempts at disrespect.
Not capitalizing names?
C'mon man!
i try to always capitalize names, including Trumps , but i admit i dont always go back and fix it if i miss one.
sometimes i dont capitalize anything, and i think there are quite a few people on the internet that are like that.
Okay, you say it's not intentional and i'll take you at your word.
Other people here .... not so much ...
I'm surprised he didn't add in side B scratchy record of "he's not fit or qualified to be president". That's usually on side A.
Says the person who has [deleted] shown proof of thousands of "I hate Trump" seeds and posts.
Fools do not blame him. America's performance in resisting the pandemic has been dismal. Of course... Trump has clearly said that he takes no responsibility.
Only fools blame him and the whole knows who they are
Fools do blame him.
If Trump would have locked up the people at the stripper party in Chicago or the super spreaders at the BLM protests designed to spread the virus during the lockdown he would have been called an authoritarian fascist. After he banned travel from China to slow the spread people called him a racist and thought is was a good idea to go eat in Chinatown to show they were not racist. I don't blame Trump.
Instead he decided to send his personal police force to basically kidnap protesters.
430,000 People Have Traveled From China to U.S. Since Coronavirus Surfaced
I do. We have 5% of the world's population, but 25% of the deaths due to corona virus.
To paraphrase Paul [Romans 7:7]
I would not have know what serial lying was if it had not been for Trump.
It looks like one mans opinion of another mans opinion? I'm not surprised their opinions differ. It is depressing how much of the news media has turned into opinions.
Its not an opinion when a columnist whitewashes Trump's term in office, it is deceit.
Racist statement
Well, the republicans and conservatives are not going to get 'rid' of Donald Trump for us or the country. We have to get to work doing it for ourselves! They desire Donald Trump and just renominated him in the RNC convention. When somebody/ies show you who they are believe them!
A salient cartoon.