[Burkeman1]

My choice is the historical lie of the "McCarthy Era." It is largely a myth and what's more, McCarthy- though he himself was a buffon- his premise was correct- our government was indeed infested with Communists loyal to Stalin. Liberals talk as if McCarthy was the American equal of Stalin- a disgusting comparison and an immoral one. All the liberal "heroes" of that era have been exposed as spies- the Rosenburgs- guilty. Alger Hiss- guilty. IF STONE- most likely a spy who accepted money from the KGB. Oppenheimer- strong evidence of his guilt. MInd you- most of these cases were not even part of the the real "McCarthy era" but in the liberal myth all "Red baiting" is from McCarthy.

The effect of this myth is profound. Even today a communist is not called a communist in our press but a leftist (like Berenson in a Peruvian Jail where she belongs.) A Leftist is at best called a liberal or a "moderate" by our press. And the term liberal has been hijacked by people who are totally anti liberal leftists and communists. Pat Robertson is more of a liberal than Tom Daschle or Ted Kennedy in the true meaning of the word!

[c-five]

It would only help the richest 1% [who pay 50% of the taxes].

[Mr. Jeeves]

"The rich don't pay their 'fair share' of taxes."

[JamesWilson]

"We. . . ."

For Liberals, it is always about them.

[Right_in_Virginia]

"There is a vast right-wing conspiracy"; and

"School choice hurts education"; and

"We care about the working people" ; and

"This is just about sex"

[TheRedSoxWinThePennant]

trust funds

[andy58-in-nh]

So many lies, so little time...

My personal choice: The theft of the word "progressive".

By this linguistic larceny, all "progress" moves in a leftward direction. The common acceptance of this formula has ceded control to the socialists of the entire idea of human progress. "Right" is backward, and "Left" is forward. It's long past time for Conservatives to challenge this act of intellectual thievery by reasserting the idea of Freedom as progress. It's more important than you may think.

[My back yard]

That one is pretty bad. But, I recommend the one about Republicans, and conservatives in general, are the money grubbing fat-cats of the world who are sucking the life, and money, out of all the other poor people. And it is the Democrats who are keeping them from doing that, for the children. There's a good article, funny, here --

A NYTimes columnist defends his paper's principles

[NewCenturions]

Either "I'm personally opposed, but...."

or "This will only be a temporary tax"

[Shooter 2.5]

democrats are for women's rights.

B.S. The dems are led around by a rapist and did more against women than any president since the suffrage days.

[Jim Scott]

"Tax Cuts for the Rich"

[razorback-bert]

I won't come in your .....

Oops, gov clinton didn't.

Nevermind.

[Random Access]

"Our strength is in our diversity."

[weikel]

Too many lies of too great a magnitude for that ever to be resolved. Ill take a crack at it( the Nazis were right wing).

[Dec31,1999]

A disarmed population makes one safe.

[Michael.SF.]

Many good choices. Here are a couple of more:

1992, Bill Clinton: "Worse economy in fifty years"
"Bush is soft on China"

1988 to present, Reagan years = "Decade of greed"

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[SERE_DOC]

I'm from the government, and I'm here to help

[Quicksilver]

Cutting your taxes will cause the guvmint to run out of money for social programs.

[RAT Patrol]

"We can't afford a tax cut" is way up there. How do you "afford" something that isn't yours in the first place? Taxpayers cannot afford an increase is more like it.

"Soft money is corrupting the government" when we all know only dishonest politicians can corrupt the government.

[ableChair]

That the primary difference between liberals and conservatives is any of the three things:

1.) leftist compassion for others

2.) leftist idealism and 'progressivism'

3.) leftist fairness

[RAT Patrol]

"Jerry Falwell is an extremist". Agree with him or not, he's just an evangelical pastor as mainstream as Billy Graham. Ah, but he's outspoken against abortion and homosexuality--just like the MAJORITY of the public. If everyone is an extremist aren't we defining extremism down?