Lie Still

 At the end of his last term, the twice-impeached former game show host was reported to have made 30,573 untruths during his time in office. That averages about twenty-one erroneous claims each day. These statistics come form a Washington Post report from back in the day when The Washington Post was a news source and not the advertising circular for Amazon. 

Given that trend, it was not unexpected that the convicted felon that found his way back to the White House had saved up some whoppers for his first address to Congress of his second Reich. He opened by saying that “We inherited from the last administration an economic catastrophe.” Followed up by, “We’re going to have growth in the auto industry like nobody’s ever seen. Plants are opening up all over the place.” I don't know about the "springing up" part, but maybe that "nobody's ever seen" might be the sparkle of truth in there since if it's not really happening, nobody's ever seen it.

He insisted that towns like Aurora, Colorado, and Springfield, Ohio, were “destroyed” by immigrants. This will no doubt be a surprise to the people that live in those cities, but at least their pets are safe. For now. 

The adjudicated rapist expected us to believe that the Biden administration had created an electric vehicle mandate. Elongated Mush was in the room, and he didn't seem to bat an eye at this, since he knows it wasn't true. 

The man that kicked the Associated Press off his plane because they would not cave to his demands to refer to The Gulf of Mexico as The Gulf of America wanted us to know, “I’ve stopped all government censorship.” Which does rub a little raw from the administration that insisted that CBS "deserves a long prison sentence." 

How about this one: “Believe it or not, government databases list 4.7 million Social Security members from people aged 100 to 109 years old. It lists 3.6 million people from ages 110 to 119.” If you have a choice, I would suggest the "not." This was a nugget he had trotted out a couple of weeks ago at Elongated Mush's insistence, but turned out to be false. 

These were not the only lies told by the only convicted felon to hold the highest office in the land. There was a steady stream. But I can't say for certain because, in the interest of transparency, I did not watch the speech. 

It could be that news outlets across the globe have taken to the barricades, spreading untruths of their own. It could also be that two plus two equals five. I confess that I have not spent the kind of time needed to investigate this claim more fully. But for now, remember that up is down, left is right, and the truth will set you free. But first it will make you miserable.