Via Truthout: History Does Not Lie - Unless It Is Being Invented by Republicans

(Image: Lance Page / t r u t h o u t; Adapted: Carlo Nicora, Graham Holliday)

When you consistently irritate the hard right in the United States as I do, you quickly get used to the steady stream of accusations that you’re lying, simply because you didn’t present the facts in a way that suits the commenter. If I write, “The economy added 236,000 jobs a month under Bill Clinton,” the responses from conservatives will range from “That’s a lie! Krugman doesn’t mention the dot-com bubble!” to “That’s cherry-picking! What about Jimmy Carter?” 

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