Commentary
There were sayings in my childhood, and probably yours too, that we routinely said, like “Stick and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me,” and “Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire.”
We said Liar, Liar Pants on Fire when someone was caught in a lie.
We saw the movie Pinocchio, in which the character Jiminy Cricket played the role of Pinocchio’s conscience, attempting to guide him in matters of right and wrong.
The Washington Post fact checker routinely gives 1, 2, 3 or 4 Pinocchio’s in follow up articles following a presidential speech.
On January 24, 2021, the Post claimed that former President Trump made 30,573 false or misleading claims over his four years in office, 492 in his first 100 days, and averaging 21 erroneous statements a day.
By now, most us recognize Trump’s statements are often exaggerated, ‘billions this and billions that.’
Let’s Get Serious
In my April 22, 2023 piece on the dirty tricks of the Biden 2020 presidential campaign, I wrote how former deputy director of the CIA, Michael Morell, colluded with Antony Blinken to publish that document, signed by 51 former intelligence officers, disparaging the e-mails in Hunter Biden’s laptop as Russian disinformation. They did so to help Biden win, and were thanked by Steve Ricchetti, chairman of Biden’s campaign.
Knowing it was all a set-up, Biden referred to the document during a debate, claiming its truthfulness was tied to the integrity of the 51 former intelligence officers.
Blinken, now Biden’s secretary of state, confronted about his role in the October surprise during his May 2, 2023 interview with Fox’s Benjamin Hall, said, “One of the great benefits of this job is that I don’t do politics and don’t engage in it. But with regard to that letter, I didn’t … it wasn’t my idea, didn’t ask for it, didn’t solicit it. And I think the testimony that the former director of the CIA, Mike Morell, put forward confirms that.”
He doesn’t do politics? His job requires it. Blinken lies with impunity. Morell was under oath when he related the story behind the development the letter. The House Judiciary Committee needs to get Blinken under oath.
“No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar.” – Abraham Lincoln
We have seen how lying has become common in Congress. Those who lie themselves are cautious when referring to a fellow member as a liar. Commenting, they’ll say, ‘well I wouldn’t have said it that way.’
My Belated Award
Regular readers may recall that I name my “Fool of the Month” on the first day of every month, not just April 1. I didn’t post on May 1, but want you to know that Antony Blinken is my choice for May 1. He joins past winners – Wynken (Joe Biden) and Nod (Kamala Harris).
May God continue to bless the United States
