How did Paul Ryan do with his convention speech last night? Here’s a scorecard, courtesy of Daily Kos.
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/…
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/…
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/…
PoliticusUSA:
5 Biggest lies in Romney’s speech:
http://www.politicususa.com/…
Factcheck.org
“Paul Ryan’s acceptance speech at the Republican convention contained several false claims and misleading statements.”
http://factcheck.org/…
Ryan Lizza, the New Yorker:
The Paul Ryan Speech: Five Hypocrisies
http://www.newyorker.com/…
James Fallow, Atlantic
Paul Ryan and the post-truth convention
http://www.theatlantic.com/…
Robert Schlesinger, US News
http://www.usnews.com/…
The Guardian:
Paul Ryan’s speech: a round-up of his most audacious untruths
http://www.guardian.co.uk/…
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/…
There are many other examples at the Daily Kos link above. But you don’t need to read them all to understand the clear truth of the matter: Paul Ryan is a bald-faced liar.
