Louisville Courier-Journal: McConnell is lying

[Enrique]

http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071018/OPINION01/710180358

Mitch McConnell can't have it both ways.

He can't luxuriate in a reputation for personal caution and political control, yet claim he knew nothing about the role his office tried to play in sliming a Baltimore boy and his family when they came forward in support of the SCHIP health care expansion.

(...)

A McConnell aide, Don Stewart, admits he sicced reporters on the Frosts when "trusted" bloggers began to question their authenticity as an income-qualified CHIP program participant. But he says he quickly called off the dogs when he decided there wasn't a story there after all, because the family's situation was legitimate. Mr. Stewart told The Courier-Journal he explained all that to his boss on Thursday.

So Sen. McConnell was deliberately untruthful the next day, when he told WHAS-TV's Mark Hebert, "There was no involvement whatsoever." The senator will object to any suggestion of lying, but what else is it when you knowingly misrepresent facts?

It's clear what Mitch McConnell knew and when he knew it. It's clear he deceived the public when he answered Mr. Hebert as he did about the e-mail sent by his press agent.

(...)

[izzie]

1. My unreasonable thoughts come out when I see Mitch.

I can not seem to help my self, he just does not look right to me. Bad way to judge people but even if I fight it I just do not trust that man because he just looks like I can not do it.

[Xipe Totec]

2. Not hard to tell; his lips were moving nt

[0007]

3. Kentucky is weary and tried of Mitch and his bull .....

According to 'The Nation' a big drive is on in Kentucky to 'ditch mitch'


Larry Craig and me are just a like

[Demit]

4. This is an editorial, not somebody's column, right? Nice to see.

I especially liked the "The senator will object to any suggestion of lying, but what else is it when you knowingly misrepresent facts? " part. Other publications should take note. This is how you call a spade a spade.

[Enrique]

9. an editorial in his state's leading newspaper

:bounce:

[BridgeTheGap]

5. He's a Bush toady, plain and simple.

When Bush was sworn in the first time, there is video of McConnell hamming his way in for a photo op - shameless self-promotion.
Funny how these repubs seem to be oblivious to the sinking ship their on. Hopefully, November 2008 will tell the tale! Ditch Mitch!

http://www.ditchmitchky.com/

[eddiedemocrat]

6. izzie is right

it is a first Instinct type af protection from Crooks and Liars

[MannyGoldstein]

7. This Just In: Water Is Wet

Actually, I shouldn't kvetch - I'm glad when newspapers do their duty to report lapses of the truth.

[AndyA]

8. McConnell lying? Of course he is. He's a Republican.

They all lie. They pass judgement on others and condemn them, all the while secretly doing the same thing themselves.

They are all hypocrites. They love death, destruction, and war.

They love putting money in their cronies pockets, and taking rights and liberties away from the American people under the pretext of protecting us.

The protection America needs most is from Republicans!