The Lies of Paul Ryan and the GOP

I never finished watching the coverage of the GOP convention last night because I feared I would either vomit or throw something and break the TV during Paul Ryan's lie filled speech.   I guess the next thing we know, Ryan with be attributing his pathological lying to his Catholic faith.  It would be par for the course with the man.  And Mitt Romney.  Watching coverage tonight I could not get over the audacity of the lies.  Romney and his campaign literally must think all Americans are cretins and simpletons who are too stupid to figure that they've been lied to indiscriminately (OK, his/their assumption is correct in respect to the GOP base where a lobotomy seems to be the new prerequisite for party membership outside the millionaire crowd).  Personally, I think it is part and parcel with Romney's overall arrogance and belief that he is entitled to whatever he wants.  But back to Paul Ryan.  You know you've crossed the line when even Fox News basically calls a knuckle dragging Republican a liar.  Daily Kos has a nice and convenient compilation of all of the news outlets that have called Ryan out on his lies.  Here's the summary with links (readers truly should check out the cited news stories):

Dave Weigel, Slate.com:
"incredible string of false or misleading statements"
http://www.slate.com/...

Joan Walsh, Salon.com:
"His Republican National Convention speech was stunning for its dishonesty"
http://www.salon.com/...

Jonathan Cohn, the New Republic:
The Most Dishonest Convention Speech ... Ever?
http://www.tnr.com/...

TPM:
Top 5 Fibs In Paul Ryan’s Convention Speech
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/...

Michael Tomasky, the Daily Beast:
"Paul Ryan pushed American politics into new territory with his convention speech, effectively daring Democrats and the media to call him out on his string of blatant falsehoods"
http://www.thedailybeast.com/...

Jonathan Bernstein, the Washington Post:
Paul Ryan fails -- the truth
http://www.washingtonpost.com/...

AP:
FACT CHECK: Convention speakers stray from reality
http://www.google.com/...

Dan Amira, NY Magazine:
Paul Ryan Bets on the Ignorance of America
http://nymag.com/...

Fox News contributor, Sally Kohn:
“Ryan’s speech was an apparent attempt to set the world record for the greatest number of blatant lies and misrepresentations slipped into a single political speech.”
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/...

Steve Benen, Maddowblog:
Paul Ryan stands on a foundation of lies
http://maddowblog.msnbc.com/...

Huffington Post:
PAUL TALES: RYAN MISLEADS, AGAIN AND AGAIN
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...

Politicsusa:
5 Biggest lies in Romney’s speech:
http://www.politicususa.com/...

Bob Cesca:
Paul Ryan’s Speech: Lies, Lies and More Lies
http://bobcesca.com/...

Washington Post Editorial Board:
Mr. Ryan’s misleading speech
http://www.washingtonpost.com/...

Factcheck.org
“Paul Ryan’s acceptance speech at the Republican convention contained several false claims and misleading statements.”
http://factcheck.org/...

Andrew Sullivan, the Daily Beast:
The lies and lies of Paul Ryan
http://andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com/...

Ryan Lizza, the New Yorker:
The Paul Ryan Speech: Five Hypocrisies
http://www.newyorker.com/...

Jonathan Chait, NY magazine:
Paul Ryan’s large lies and one big truth
http://nymag.com/...

James Downie, Washington Post:
Paul Ryan’s breathtakingly dishonest speech
http://www.washingtonpost.com/...

James Fallow, Atlantic
Paul Ryan and the post truth convention
http://www.theatlantic.com/...

Robert Schlesinger, US News
http://www.usnews.com/...


Juan Cole:
Top Ten Repeated Paul Ryan Lies
http://www.juancole.com/...

The Guardian:
Paul Ryan's speech: a round-up of his most audacious untruths
http://www.guardian.co.uk/...

Charles Pierce, Esquire:
Paul Ryan Is the Newest New Nixon, a Moocher Belied
http://www.esquire.com/...

Huffington Post
Busted! Ryan's speech fools no one
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...

David Firestone, NYT
Beyond Factual Dishonesty
http://takingnote.blogs.nytimes.com/...

Josh Barro, Bloomberg
Paul Ryan’s Hypocritical Attack on Barack Obama
http://www.bloomberg.com/...

Lindy West, Jezebel.com
Why lying is bad, a primer for confused republicans
http://jezebel.com/...

And yet people question me as to why I left the GOP!   I will admit that I do not like being called a Christian because I do not want to be associated in anyway with the hate merchants and hypocrites of the conservative Christianist circles, but I DO acknowledge that the Ten Commandments include a Commandment that Prohibits lying.  Yet the Christianist and their Republican puppets/co-conspirators act as if there are only nine Commandments. They indeed make the Biblical Pharisees look like nice, honest, straight up people.  I would literally feel dirty to be affiliated with today's GOP.