Lincoln Project - Lies and Misinformation

GURPS

INGSOC
PREMO Member
‘defending a dictator murdering thousands’


The memo went out right after Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine: Republicans who continued to criticize President Joe Biden were by default supporting Putin. Bill Kristol and a lot of others had a meltdown when on February 23 the House Republicans tweeted a photo of Biden walking away from the podium without taking questions, saying, “This is what weakness on the world stage looks like.” “This is what disloyalty at home looks like,” tweeted former RNC Chair Michael Steele.

A couple of days ago, Lincoln Project advisor Stuart Stevens tweeted that Biden was “very methodically saving the world,” adding, “This is a moment he has prepared for his entire life.”

Now the two have come together: Stevens is reacting to a tweet by GOP Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy by accusing him of defending Putin.






 

Hijinx

Well-Known Member
The American people know who is to blame for the gas prices.
They place stickers on every pump in America.

This statement by Stuart Stevens is a narrative that just won't cut the mustard.
He is merely making a fool of himself by his attempts to spread this lie.
 

vraiblonde

Board Mommy
PREMO Member
Patron
Not that I'm some Meghan McCain fan, but.....yikes. That is one juvenile meltdown.

Reminder: that man isn't some 7th grade girl, he is a political advisor. Someone who helps shape our government.
 

GURPS

INGSOC
PREMO Member
Honestly, these people are complete bores, aren’t they? Yet somehow, they’ve managed to rake in boatloads of money by pretending to be “reasonable” Republicans, the adults in the room, the saviors of “democracy” (which, in case you haven’t noticed, is a left-wing dog whistle used to denigrate our republican form of government). It’s been obvious since the Lincoln Project launched that the group had found a way to separate Democrats from their money by dumping on Republicans, the party they initially purported to want to “save.” The group has raked in an astounding $24 million since it launched in 2020.

At least there’s some hope that the Showtime series will call out the corruption and sexual depravity surrounding some of the group’s most influential members. The network explains that “no one could have predicted the subsequent implosion as, plagued by scandals and secrets, the gunslingers turned on each other.” John Weaver, one of the group’s co-founders—and “mastermind” of John Kasich’s failed presidential bid—resigned in disgrace after dozens of young men accused him of offering to boost their careers in exchange for sex. Nothing says “conservative” like trying to diddle young men, amiright? Six of the eight original founders of the group eventually resigned and were replaced by another fleet consisting mostly of former GOP hacks turned Democrat apologists.


So what should we expect from the docuseries? Expect it to mostly portray the founders as defenders of liberty, a bulwark (see what I did there?) against Eeeevil Trump and his Eeeevil Followers. They’ll touch on the scandals, will claim that the group has reformed itself, and then circle back to the Lincoln Project’s heroic role in saving our “democracy.” The trailer shows a figure (cofounder Rick Wilson?) walking through the desert declaring that “Nobody cares” about the scandals. “They care what we’re going to do in 2022 and beyond.”

Indeed, the directors of the series described it in glowing terms in a statement:

There has never been a super PAC that has captured the imagination of the general public like the Lincoln Project. They showed us that you could use storytelling and the power of the internet to punch back, and that you could fight a bully by bringing the fight right to their doorstep. Like the best verité documentary journeys we had no idea where this story would take us, and we hope in presenting this all-American tale of redemption, power and betrayals, that viewers can be entertained and galvanized to be more active in protecting the foundations of American democracy at a time when it is more fragile than ever.



 
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