Ukraine dominated the week. There was lots of news, but little enlightenment. But let’s
start this Sunday with a much-repeated story about Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI). Paul
Krugman was pitch-perfect:
my — not only was Paul Ryan’s hunger=dignity
speech appalling on the merits, the anecdote he used to make his point was
fake — a distortion
of a real story with a completely different point
Ryan’s story was lifted from a book
written by an advocate of nutritional assistance. The story is true,
but who cares? Paul Ryan attributed the story to Eloise Anderson,
who serves as the Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Children and
Families. Ms. Anderson had
testified before Ryan’s committee that she had met with the child. In fact, the real event happened 25 years ago,
when Mr. Ryan was 19. The child is now in his late 30’s.
The whole point of
the book is that children shouldn’t go hungry. But, Ryan twisted it into an argument for letting kids starve.
This led to a twitter shame-fest at
Ryan’s expense. Here are a few:
Ryan knows an old man who was forced to tie balloons to his house to move to an
area w/ lower taxes after his wife died. #Ryanecdotes
Dale @mudlock 3h
Paul Ryan knows a poor west-Philadelphia school kid, who was forced to move in
with his wealthy auntie and uncle in Bel Air. #Ryanecdotes
Nick Denny @nickdenny 2h
Paul Ryan
has heard that a man on the way to Jericho had his healthcare needs met by a
Samaritan, so Obamacare is unnecessary. #Ryanecdotes
Lemoncurries
Paul Ryan is inspired
by his pal George Bailey, who got his dream job working for a Mr. Potter by
embracing objectivism. #Ryanecdotes
Mr. Ryan gives evidence for today’s homily. Use the following quote to shame him some more:“DC is a place where the facts are negotiable.”
Senate rejects DOJ Nominee with the same “negotiable facts” that were acceptable for Chief Justice Roberts:
The real story on Crimea:
The real story of Crimea, Part II:
John Kerry’s guardian angel tries to warn him:
GOP poutrage then and now:
Its a vicious circle when the people try to replace Autocrats:
