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Texan Propaganda

It's never a surprise to me that the worst prevaricators and snake-oil chiselers come from Texas. Their state constitution has a provision that would allow them to secede from the Union and form their own country anytime they want. They should do so immediately. The remaining 49 United States would be far better off.

What amazes me is how easily our nation has come to tolerate the lies, doublespeak, projectionism, and outright horseshit that comes out of the mouths of politicians from Texas. The creepy part is that it's the type of soft propaganda that cruises under the radar. Here we have the perfect example of this kind of language from Tom DeLay (R-TX) upon stepping down from his majority post in the House:

We have cut taxes, we have shrunk government, we have redesigned government, we have protected American families.

The first part is absolutely true, the Republicans have cut taxes: for the rich. The next three points are demostrably false, and simply untrue. He's either completely delusional, or he knows they're not true and he's lying. The facts are that government has grown larger under this Republican majority, and last year 4 million more Americans fell into poverty (of course, that may fit with Tom's definition of "protecting American famalies"). This is classic Texas bullshit; taking credit for things that simply have not happened. Here's a bit more:

In the 21 years I have been in Congress, I have always acted in an ethical manner, within the rules of the house and the laws of our land. Time once again, will bear out that truth.

That's why he was cited by the ethics committee three times for violations of House rules, he's under indictment in Texas for money laundering, and he's expected to face more felony charges as his sidekick lobbyist Jack Abramoff sings to the Justice Department. Just how stupid does he think we all are? It's almost insane how this passes by the news media and goes almost unnoticed. I guess if he lied about getting a blowjob, that might warrant some excitement. You folks down in Sugar Land sure must be proud...

posted by FuzzFinger @ 1/07/2006 09:28:00 PM