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riversedge

(70,299 posts)
Tue Sep 4, 2018, 04:20 PM Sep 2018

AZ @GOP Gov names infamous liar Jon Kyl to replace McCain-Shepherding Kavanaugh

The day only gets worse for America




https://shareblue.com/arizona-gop-governor-doug-ducey-jon-kyl-replace-john-mccain-not-intended-to-be-a-factual-statement/

Arizona’s GOP governor names infamous liar Jon Kyl to replace McCain

By Oliver Willis -
September 4, 2018


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The New York Times notes that “the former senator has only committed to serving until the start of the next Congress, in January, according to the officials familiar with the planning.”

In other words, it appears Kyl has agreed to serve as senator just long enough to be a reliable “yes” vote for Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court, Brett Kavanaugh. Kyl has been shepherding Kavanaugh through the Senate, so there is no question that he will vote to confirm.


During his previous stint in Congress, Kyl was a conservative stalwart, once ranked the fourth most conservative U.S. senator.

While he was still in the Senate, Kyl was part of the conservative smear campaign against Planned Parenthood. He only falsely claimed that “well over 90 percent of what Planned Parenthood does” is abortion.

When caught promoting that whopper — the actual percentage at the time, according to PolitiFact’s fact-checking of Kyl’s claim was more like 3 percent — Kyl’s office then absurdly stated that “his remark was not intended to be a factual statement.”

Perhaps realizing how strange it is to refer to a congressional statement this way, Kyl expunged his claim from the congressional record, but it was too late. Years later, Kyl is still perhaps best known for his office’s admission that he simply made up a statement that had no factual basis..........................................................




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AZ @GOP Gov names infamous liar Jon Kyl to replace McCain-Shepherding Kavanaugh (Original Post) riversedge Sep 2018 OP
...and Cindy McCain congratulated their "dear friend" for this Miles Archer Sep 2018 #1
Not surprised rockfordfile Sep 2018 #4
State control is just as important! Roland99 Sep 2018 #2
Uh huh atreides1 Sep 2018 #3
And 45 approves DesertRat Sep 2018 #5

Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
1. ...and Cindy McCain congratulated their "dear friend" for this
Tue Sep 4, 2018, 04:22 PM
Sep 2018

It was a tweet from Cindy earlier today. I didn't post it, because there's too many other things going on.

atreides1

(16,093 posts)
3. Uh huh
Tue Sep 4, 2018, 04:26 PM
Sep 2018

So the "Douche" replaced a fairly decent man of courage, with a lying sack of s**t!!! That sounds just like a Republican....

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