{"id":53207,"date":"2023-12-29T12:42:13","date_gmt":"2023-12-29T17:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=53207"},"modified":"2023-12-29T18:12:04","modified_gmt":"2023-12-29T23:12:04","slug":"the-whoppers-of-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=53207","title":{"rendered":"The Whoppers Of 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/12\/28\/opinion\/year-in-whoppers-national-security-adviser-is-caught-clueless-the-ny-times-relies-on-hamas-and-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Post<\/a> listed twelve of the most outrageous lies told by politicians and the media during 2023. Please follow the link to the article for the details, I will simply post the\u00a0 list.<\/p>\n<p>This is the list:<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>#1<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201cThe Middle East . . . is quieter than it has been for decades.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>\u2014 National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, Foreign Affairs, November\/December (<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foreignaffairs.com\/system\/files\/pdf\/2023\/FA_102_6_ND2023_Sullivan_print_edition_version.pdf\"><em>print edition<\/em><\/a><em>)<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>#2<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201cWe ended cancer as we know it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>\u2014 President Biden, July 25<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>#3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201cAge jokes can\u2019t diminish Biden\u2019s unrivaled experience and wisdom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>\u2014 The Hill, Dec. 11<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>#4<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201cIsraeli Strike Kills Hundreds in Hospital, Palestinians Say<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>\u2014 The New York Times, Oct. 17<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>#5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201cLet\u2019s always take a moment to also see what we have achieved thus far, while we clearly see the moment that we are presently in. So we have achieved a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>\u2014 VP Kamala Harris, June 23<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>#6<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201cIn the Hanukkah story, the Jewish people were forced into hiding. No one thought they would survive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>\u2014 Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, Dec. 11<\/em><\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\">\n<div class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>#7<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201cFloods, fires and deadly heat are the alarm bells of a planet on the brink.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>\u2014 The Washington Post,\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/climate-environment\/2023\/07\/12\/climate-change-flooding-heat-wave-continue\/\"><em>July 13<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>#8<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201cWe have seen the effectiveness of our approach [to the border].\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>\u2014 Homeland Security boss Alejandro Mayorkas, May 10\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>#9<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201cWe have been [in Israel] for more than 1.5 million years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>\u2014 Palestinian National Council President Rawhi Fattouh, May 22<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>#10<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201cThere would be no climate crisis if there was no racism.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>\u2014 Jane Fonda, May 27<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>#11<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201cPeople Are Getting Real Heated Over a Gas Stove Ban That Isn\u2019t Even Happening.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>\u2014 The New Republic, Jan. 12<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>#12<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201cBiden is extremely well-liked.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>\u2014 MSNBC co-host Mika Brzezinski, Feb. 10<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Reality is merely a state of mind.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday, The New York Post listed twelve of the most outrageous lies told by politicians and the media during 2023. 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