Anyone who studies history and humanity knows about the technique of the Big Lie. The summary version of the idea of the Big Lie is that propaganda works, and truth has little to do with its efficacy. In fact, the … Continue reading →
Now that Reid has escalated the attacks on Romney for not releasing a decade of his past tax returns, the issue of Obama’s secrecy about his Columbia years has resurfaced. The cry is: “Want Mitt to release his tax returns? … Continue reading →
I’ve been one of many people who have long said that in an Obama second term, unconstrained by the need for re-election, Obama would be free to undertake the more radical parts of his agenda. And it won’t really matter … Continue reading →
Ted Cruz and Barack Obama: compare and contrast. They are both the children of mixed-race (if you count Cuban or Hispanic as a race) couples, although Cruz’s parents stayed together and Obama’s did not. Assuming Cruz wins election to the … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: Drew M. at Ace’s.] Jonathan Chait offers a couple of howlers in his piece at NY Magazine, beginning with the beginning: Mitt Romney’s plan of blatantly lying about President Obama’s “you didn’t build that” speech is clearly drawing … Continue reading →
…a deer in the headlights. But a very smooth and audacious deer in the headlights who tells us “who are you going to believe, me and my shills in the MSM or your lying ears?” The problem is, of course, … Continue reading →
I don’t know why Howard Portnoy, who wrote this piece at Hot Air, is so negative about Romney’s forthcoming trip to Europe. I think it sounds smart, with Romney both imitating Obama (visiting Europe and the Middle East as a … Continue reading →
…but by now you own it. At least in part. Although Obama didn’t break the economy, it’s now three and a half years since he took office, and the American people appear to think he should have put more of … Continue reading →
Sometimes I think this election will boil down to the answer to the above question. Do they or don’t they? If they do, the relentless spin of the left will not matter. And the efforts of the Obama forces to … Continue reading →
Commenter “Gringo” makes an interesting point about Obama’s “you didn’t build that” remark: A big part of the problem is that ∅bama said something that could be interpreted several ways. Somebody invested in roads and bridges. If you’ve got a … Continue reading →
They’re off. But I’m not at all sure they were ever really on. [ADDENDUM: You might be interested in watching Romney’s entire speech in Irwin, Pennsylvania yesterday, which was a response to Obama’s “you didn’t build that” remarks.] [ADDENDUM II: … Continue reading →
[NOTE: I’ve been referring lately to Obama’s history of nasty and underhanded campaigning, but I thought it would be a good idea to recycle a portion of a post I wrote in October of 2008 that explains the phenomenon in … Continue reading →