Republicans' Outrage Over the Roe v. Wade SCOTUS Leak Is a Cynical Ploy to Excuse Jan. 6

[babylonsister]

https://www.thedailybeast.com/republicans-outrage-over-the-roe-v-wade-scotus-leak-is-a-cynical-ploy-to-excuse-jan-6-capitol-riot

Republicans’ Outrage Over the Roe v. Wade SCOTUS Leak Is a Cynical Ploy to Excuse Jan. 6
MUH NORMS
Republicans are in a fit of pique over a “far-left” leaker who might not even exist—all while trying to memory-hole the attack on the Capitol.
Max Burns
Published May. 04, 2022 4:53AM ET

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It’s no mistake that Republicans are demanding jail for a leaker they imagine is a Democrat. With the House Jan. 6 Committee gearing up for blockbuster public hearings this June, the GOP desperately needs to convince Americans that what happened on Jan. 6 wasn’t that bad—and if it was, meh, because Democrats attack democracy, too. Since there’s no actual evidence to support their delusions, McConnell and Republicans are more than happy to make up a liberal villain in hopes of confusing Americans, and masking their own terrible legacy of antidemocratic misconduct.

Republicans will flex their considerable media machinery to keep the story of “the Leaker” in the headlines—both as a dodge to avoid discussing the Supreme Court’s apparent intent to overturn a ruling that 54 percent of Americans support, and as a way to weaken any efforts to hold the GOP accountable for its actions (and inactions) on Jan. 6.

For the sake of our democracy, both the media and Democrats must proactively push back against these cynical lies before they become another super-effective weapon in Republicans’ misinformation arsenal. They can start by breaking the leadership taboo on using the word abortion, which President Joe Biden studiously avoided saying during a press gaggle on Tuesday morning.

Unless Democrats can find their voice and break the Republican-promoted myth that talking about abortion is political suicide, the GOP will once again enjoy unchallenged messaging control during a critical time for women’s rights.

[gab13by13]

1. Yadda yadda yadda,

indictments of Trump's inner circle is the remedy for deep sixing 1/6.

[Solly Mack]

2. K&R

[sinkingfeeling]

3. Whatever happened to "legitimate political discourse"?

[Mad_Machine76]

4. Congratulations to the leaker

for getting the Republicans to care about somebody's privacy.

[mopinko]

5. it's the new- it was antifa and blm, not trumpkins on j6.

and i hope the truth comes out, because their lies cannot be pointed out enough.
please let this blow up in their faces.

[RAB910]

6. It's like Hitler being upset that his plans to invade Europe leaked