I decided that the Republican’s Orwellian hypocrisy of this magnitude rewriting the history of their 1/6/21 Riot, Siege and Insurrection needs to be memorialized.
True to form, Republicans, when faced with facts they don’t like, will simply lie and deny them. Then turn right around and whitewash them to comport to their delusions. The recent classic example is by Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA), who actually claimed that the Trumpkins at our Capitol on 1/6/21 were just enjoying a “Normal Tourist Visit”.
According to Clyde and his buddies, these photos of “tourists” at the Capitol on 1/6/21 were just Trumpkins mildly misbehaving:
And these headlines documenting their Insurrection are obviously all just “Fake News”.
Stephen Colbert does his usual exemplary superb job of showcasing Rep. Andrew Clyde’s “Normal Capitol Tour” travelogue (with his tongue firmly planted in his cheek):
No doubt you’re thinking to yourselves:
“WOW! Now that has GOT to be the Mother of All Hypocrisies!”
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The real hypocrisy cherry-on-the-top is that recently a photo of Rep. Andrew “Normal-Tourist-Visit” Clyde emerged showing him at the entrance to the House Chamber while those rioting Trumpkins “tourists” were peacefully strolling about in the Rotunda and Halls.
Dear @Rep_Clyde: Is that you in the picture? Do you remember? Insurrectionists were trying to stop the election certification. This was not, as you now say, a “normal tourist visit.”
140 police officers were injured, some severely. You should apologize to law enforcement. https://t.co/YvXvVQHqE8
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) May 15, 2021
The Inner Tubes had difficulty originally discerning whether Clyde was welcoming them or barricading them:
Then an even more recent photo surfaced of Clyde showing him screaming in abject terror! (Looks like he went with barricading those “Normal Tourist Visitors”.)
But from the above WaPo video (that I could only link to) of those revisionist Republicans, I will agree that Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA) did happen to get one thing right at the very end of the tape
“The hypocrisy of this body is, indeed, disturbing.”
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Lest We Forget What Republicans Want Us To Forget …
In Memoriam
