Let's see if you can tell what that One Thing is, by the end of this post, that Republicans are best at -- Hands Down!
2011's Top Ten Lies told by GOP in no particular order:
by rdeanm, US message board -- 01-02-2012,
1,2,3: Jobs Jobs Jobs
That's three.
4. Obama took a trip costing 200 million dollars a day.
5. Obama has passed more regulations than any other president in history.
6. Obama has grown the government more than any president in history.
7. The economy was fine until Democrats got into office.
8. Freddie/Fannie and Barney Frank caused the economic meltdown.
9. It was Bush/Republican torture that led to Bin Laden/or that it was someone else in his administration calling the shots.
10. Democrats are soft on terror.
Hmmm? What is the common thread in that list?
OK here's a more intellectual take on the same topic -- the one thing Republicans know best ...
Robert Reich -- The 7 Big Lies
link to clip -- Uploaded by karin MoveOn, Oct 10, 2011
Robert Reich reveals the 7 biggest lies about the economy.
Here is the summary list of those Economic Lies, that Reich just deconstructed. So hopefully you'll know them when you see them:
Robert Reich -- The 7 Big Lies
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Lie #1: Tax cuts to the rich trickle down to the rest of us. Wrong ...
Lie #2: High taxes on the rich hurt the economy. No ...
Lie #3: If we shrink government we’ll create jobs. NO ...
Lie #4: Cutting the budget deficit is more important now than boosting the economy with additional spending. Wrong ...
Lie #5: Medicare and Medicaid are killing the budget. No ...
Lie #6: Social Security is a Ponzi scheme. Wrong ...
Lie #7: It’s unfair that lower income Americans pay lower income taxes. Wrong ...
Here one more set of whoppers that have been making the GOP rounds ...
Top Ten Lies Republicans Tell About Social Security
by Thurman, on Dec 22, 2011
Don’t buy the GOP BS ’cause that’s exactly what it is.
(Source: Economic Policy Institute)
1. Social Security costs are escalating out of control. No ...
2. Americans want benefits but aren’t willing to pay for them. Wrong again. No ...
3. Our children and grandchildren will drown in debt if we don’t cut the social safety net. No ...
4. The Baby Boomers will sink us. No ...
5. We’re living longer, so we need to work longer. No ...
6. We just need to save more for retirement. No ...
7. Seniors are greedy. No ...
8. Benefits are generous. No ...
9. We’ll just cut benefits for people who don’t need them. No ...
10. Social Security won’t be there for us. Only if we fall for these arguments.
If you still haven't figured out "the one thing Republicans excel at" ... stick around and wait for one of them to get on the TV again, and you'll see them "honing their craft" -- within the first 2 minutes -- Guaranteed!
It's really the only thing they're good at ... the only skill they know ...
-- Looks good on their Resumes though, for some reason? Go figure.