So on his first full day and in his first press conference as president, Trump declares he’s in a “running war with the media” (who he describes as being “among the most dishonest human beings on Earth”), accuses photos of lying, and declares that God Himself looked down and said, “we’re not gonna let it rain on your speech”.
Sean Spicer claims ground covers had never been used on the mall before and that that cut down the size of the crowd pictures. He also said that magnetometers used to search the people at the mall cut down on their numbers.
Wrong on both counts.
Trump is demonstrably lying about his inauguration crowd numbers. I’m wondering if people think that he actually believes this lie? Does he know his numbers are lower, and he’s just trying to spin it, or does he actually think his numbers are higher?
Crooked words from a witless worm.
The role of White House Press Secretary/spokesman should provide some great comedy over the next few years. America will have its very own Comical Ali!
Get used to it. Trump and his minions are going to do this for four years; lie every single day about absolutely indisputable facts. And the Trumpists will go along with it.
The days of a post truth society are here and honest to God I don’t know what the solution is.
Alas, I’m afraid that elucidator was being a bit facetious. In Texas, the Aggie Joke is a long-standing tradition.
In its early years, Texas Agricultural & Mechanical college was meant for all-white, all-male future farmers & engineers. Participation in ROTC was compulsory & the Corps became notorious for thickheaded idiocy. That wasn’t totally even true back then–but the T-sips in Austin & the elite Rice kids in Houston fostered the legend.
Now A&M has a more diverse student body & some interesting programs like the Institute of Nautical Archaeology & the Center for the Study of the First Americans.
Still, for most Texans, Aggie means “dumbass.”
You know why Baylor has a football team? Aggies get outsmarted by tackling dummies!
Aggie seven course dinner? Six-pak of Pearl beer and a road-kill possum.
Most all of America has no real knowledge or appreciation for Texas culture. Perhaps that is for the best.
With all the troubles and the potential hotspots that are poised to cause trouble, our Weirdo-in-Chief is fixated on crowd size. What a fucking loser moron. It’s going to be a long four years but not dull.
Dull can be OK. Don’t mind a spot of dull, now and again. Six, seven years, be all right with me. Sure, why not?
I guess Trump isn’t lying about his inauguration numbers. He’s merely using “alternative facts”.
From that link:
IT IS TO LAUGH!
Also, I object to the genteel word “falsehood.” They’re LIES, and let’s call them that. Trump certainly accused Hillary (and everyone else) of LYING.
You don’t remember the shouts of “Falsehood purveying Hillary!!”?
Jesus Fucking Christ! How the fuck does she manage to keep a straight face through that interview with Chuck Todd? That must be some sort of new record in delusional denial. Even if she has no conscience or self awareness, how is it possible that the earth didn’t open up and swallow her whole due to the sheer mass of the lies she was spewing?
You know, I don’t put much credence in Revelations, but if anyone ever fit the profile of “Whore of Babylon”…
Lying isn’t delusional. It’s lying.
To say it with a straight face like that, I gotta believe she’s delusional enough to actually believe the bullshit coming from her mouth.
She slipped up. I reckon that this is a term that they’ve used in private, that wasn’t supposed to be public.
“Alternative facts.” As I remarked in another thread, we are now officially living inside 1984.
I know Republicans in general are heartless filth, but really, what can be going through the minds of Conway and Spicer? What can they be thinking?
Thinking? Well there’s the problem right there.