"One candidate in Thursday’s presidential debate is an irrational, compulsive liar, and the other is not.
By declaring ahead of time that there will little or no live fact-checking, CNN is telling its world audience that it doesn’t give a damn about the difference -- and that whether someone lies or not is irrelevant to whether they should be president."
"Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-TX) was the White House physician known for running a pill mill out of his office, doling out amphetamines like Adderall and Provigil. So it’s entirely predictable, using our 'every accusation is a confession' rule, that Jackson would be the principal source of a baseless accusation against Biden."
"There is also a layer of irony (and perhaps projection) for Jackson when it comes to alleging drug abuse. A 2021 inspector general report found him to have engaged in serious misconduct, including unethical medical conduct, during his years as White House physician under Presidents Obama and Trump."
Do Republicans have a different set of Ten Commandments than the rest of us have?
Asking for a friend.
Because people like Kevin Roberts, with his claim that Democrats want abortions three days after birth, seem never to have heard of the commandment forbidding false witness. It certainly featured prominently in the Ten Commandments my mama taught me when I was a little boy.
These cops should be named. After all, if a cop is going to lie under oath directly to a judge, what’s to stop them from lying under oath on the stand in a criminal proceeding?
Why Leaders Lie: The Truth About Lying in International Politics
In Why Leaders Lie , Mearsheimer provides the first systematic analysis of lying as a tool of statecraft, identifying the varieties, the reasons, and the potential costs and benefits.