RW Genius: It's Easy To Stay On Message When You're Lying

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That is the genius of the RW's approach to modern politics. Lie 100% of the time. Don't be concerned with facts, just spew lies. If you're called on the lies, just make up some new lies on the spot and send the LW running to check those "facts" while you score points.

Compare how the RW is handling Traitorgate. Get out there and attack Joe Wilson as a liar. Your ammo? Lies. The Dems will diligently waste a few days trying to disprove the lies while your new lies become part of the discourse. With all of the facts on the side of the LW, the public discourse is being set by RW lies.

I'm convinced that's how Hannity, Rush and others keep going day after day. It's not that they are true believers who think they've got a different perspective on the facts, it's that they know they're lying and they just don't care. In fact, they revel in their ability to lie ad infinitum. A Dem has his facts challenged and it stops him dead in his tracks, giving the impression that his facts are incomplete or wrong. A Hannity gets called on the carpet by an Isikoff and it rolls off his back because he knows he was lying to begin with: there's no facts to recheck, so why get upset.

We need to realize that as we try combat them.

BTW - Barney Frank did a great job on last night's O'Really Factor. He challenged Bozo Bill on every one of his assumptions ON THE SPOT. Great job.