Pic Of The Moment: Republican Frontrunners Winning Big In Epic Battle Against Truth

[EarlG]

PolitiFact: Donald Trump

PolitiFact: Ben Carson

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[underpants]

1. Pure propaganda

[NewJeffCT]

3. Obviously, politifact is part

of the fact-based liberal media conspiracy.

[NewJeffCT]

2. Ouch

if either wins the nomination, that's a great graphic to run as a TV commercial

[olegramps]

34. I don't think that will affect their base of racists and low info dupes.

[BootinUp]

4. rofl

[ErikJ]

5. "........The devil is a liar and is the father of lies. "

John 8: 44 You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father's desire. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.

[mindwalker_i]

6. Krugmann talked about this today

Springtime For Grifters

His thesis is that the republicans are leading their followers in order to make money for themselves. For example, some candidates want to go back to the gold standard, and those same candidates are involved in buying gold. Asking them tough questions is met with boos.

[BootinUp]

12. +1

[mountain grammy]

7. Trump told the truth about 9/11, and W's incompetence.

Guess that statement wasn't rated since it's just common knowledge.

[patsimp]

10. That's part of the 8%

[mountain grammy]

11. Oh yeah, politifact would rate that only partially true...

because 100% truth is liberal bias.

[trusty elf]

8. To quote Dubya:

"Nothing could be further than the truth."

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[forest444]

18. "They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people,

...and neither do we."

A Kinsey gaffe if there ever was one.

http://politicalhumor.about.com/od/bushismvideos/youtube/bushharmamerica.htm

[Roy Rolling]

9. Bad examples

I'm surprised these two devout Christian holy men are not more observant of their Nine Commandments.

[Deadshot]

13. I don't get how one can be mostly true or half true.

[Martin Eden]

15. Most political rhetoric contains grains of truth

Quite often they use only part of the truth (intentionally leaving our relevant facts or context) to paint a false narrative.

This is done to varying degrees; hence, Poltifact's sliding scale.

[tclambert]

25. Example: It got cold last winter. This proves global warming is a hoax.

It got cold last winter = TRUE
This proves global warming is a hoax = FALSE

The major point of the whole statement is false, but the fact mentioned in the first sentence is true. So you could call the whole thing fractionally true, maybe even half true, if you feel generous, though the true component is trivial and the false component is of great consequence.

[d_legendary1]

14. Republicans lie?

Say it ain't so!

[Martin Eden]

16. Bullshit Rhetoric is a good Barometer

To measure popularity among the "conservative" base.

[forest444]

17. I always knew Trump was the only "honest" one among them.

You know, by Republican standards.

[stonecutter357]

19. K&R!

[Major Hogwash]

20. But, but, but these 2 guys are the leading frontrunners for the Republican party!!

Which means they will collect about 60% of the vote between just the 2 of them from the Republicans during the primary season.

The other 11 guys, and Carly, only get about 40% of the rest of the votes -- combined -- between all of them.

[KamaAina]

21. Both of them are full of truthiness.

[Fritz Walter]

22. They have NOTHING ELSE to run on n/t

[Jon Fogerty]

23. Let's not overreact now

PolitiFact only rates highly inflammatory or questionable statements, obviously these guys have stated more truths (such as, "I am rich" and "I am a surgeon", etc.) than lies.

[uppityperson]

24. Has Carson stated "I am a surgeon" since the beginning of his pres campaign?

Welcome to DU, I look forward to more of your posts.

[Quasimodem]

26. That's why Trump is in second place.

He let a wee taint of truth contaminate his winning Tea Party cheese.

[indivisibleman]

27. I once worked for a company

where the president would often say, "It doesn't have to be the truth. It just has to be convincing."

[bearssoapbox]

28. They are the perfect candidates

They are the perfect candidates for the willfully stupid and willfully ignorant of the republican/teabagger party.

[Jamaal510]

29. I guess

what people say about these 2 being outsides is correct; they're outside the realm of reality.

[Enthusiast]

30. I knew it.

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

31. Is The Donald's 8% from the times he's calling the others loser, idiots, and stupid? nt

[Fred Sanders]

33. Good one....and blaming Bush for ignoring Bin Laden must be part of that.

[trillion]

42. The man never stops showing signs of low IQ (Inflexibility, racism, infantileness, lack of depth,

massively bad reasoning, doesn't learn from his mistakes) And yet, he calls other's idiots. The worst part is the Republcians actually believe he's brilliant. I think him and his endanged-species-killing sons have inherited profoundly low IQs.

[Fred Sanders]

32. I rate the claims of the corporate mass media ignoring the systematic GOP lying as "Mostly True".

[lonestarnot]

35. Self-immolation pants on fire.

[patsimp]

37. They really have stupid expressions

[Johnny2X2X]

38. Bad for America

These liars are the front runners for a major party. This is terrible for the country. Half the people here live in an alternate reality divorced from actual facts.

[kimbutgar]

39. Unfortunately their supporters are so devoid of facts

You could talk until you are blue in the face and won't be able to convince them that both candidates are so unqualified to be president that it is scary.

It is bewildering to me that anyone would consider such buffoonish crazy people like trump and Carson. Both lack the intellect and gravitas to be President.

We are surrounded by our fellow citizens who are brainwashed zombies.

[Octafish]

40. Crazy, too.

Liars to the very core, all of them.

[trillion]

43. While they're always saying things that aren't true, I think they believe it and crazy is the word

that nails it.

[trillion]

41. I seriously don't get why any one would vote for either of these two and I would never trust

Carson to operate on me.

Every election Republicans go for the dumbest candidates. Even Fiorina came out as dumb as a box of racks. I honestly don't get why republicans are going for people this stupid.

[Cha]

44. Brawaaaa.. so the one with 0% is edging ahead.. figures!

[Dont call me Shirley]

45. Liars for sure. How about a which one is crazier meme?