Lyin' Ryan: The Media Push Back 30AUG12

HERE'S a list of political reporters, left and right and nonpartisan (and including FOX NEWS!), who are deriding paul ryan's gop / tea-bagger convention speech as full of lies, misrepresentations and deception. Click the links to see their full analysis.

This diary is a collection of all the media push back (so far) that Paul Ryan has received. I intend to tweet, Facebook and email this list far and wide. Please feel free to add to the list as I will update this diary periodically. Thanks!

Dave Weigel, Slate.com:
"incredible string of false or misleading statements"
http://www.slate.com/...
Joan Walsh, Salon.com:
"His Republican National Convention speech was stunning for its dishonesty"
http://www.salon.com/...
Jonathan Cohn, the New Republic:
The Most Dishonest Convention Speech ... Ever?
http://www.tnr.com/...
TPM:
Top 5 Fibs In Paul Ryan’s Convention Speech
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/...
Michael Tomasky, the Daily Beast:
"Paul Ryan pushed American politics into new territory with his convention speech, effectively daring Democrats and the media to call him out on his string of blatant falsehoods"
http://www.thedailybeast.com/...
Jonathan Bernstein, the Washington Post:
Paul Ryan fails -- the truth
http://www.washingtonpost.com/...
AP:
FACT CHECK: Convention speakers stray from reality
http://www.google.com/...
Dan Amira, NY Magazine:
Paul Ryan Bets on the Ignorance of America
http://nymag.com/...
Fox News contributor, Sally Kohn:
“Ryan’s speech was an apparent attempt to set the world record for the greatest number of blatant lies and misrepresentations slipped into a single political speech.”
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/...
Steve Benen, Maddowblog:
Paul Ryan stands on a foundation of lies
http://maddowblog.msnbc.com/...
Huffington Post:
PAUL TALES: RYAN MISLEADS, AGAIN AND AGAIN
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...
Politicsusa:
5 Biggest lies in Romney’s speech:
http://www.politicususa.com/...
Bob Cesca:
Paul Ryan’s Speech: Lies, Lies and More Lies
http://bobcesca.com/...
Washington Post Editorial Board:
Mr. Ryan’s misleading speech
http://www.washingtonpost.com/...
Factcheck.org
“Paul Ryan’s acceptance speech at the Republican convention contained several false claims and misleading statements.”
http://factcheck.org/...
Andrew Sullivan, the Daily Beast:
The lies and lies of Paul Ryan
http://andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com/...
Ryan Lizza, the New Yorker:
The Paul Ryan Speech: Five Hypocrisies
http://www.newyorker.com/...
Jonathan Chait, NY magazine:
Paul Ryan’s large lies and one big truth
http://nymag.com/...
James Downie, Washington Post:
Paul Ryan’s breathtakingly dishonest speech
http://www.washingtonpost.com/...
James Fallow, Atlantic
Paul Ryan and the post truth convention
http://www.theatlantic.com/...
Robert Schlesinger, US News
http://www.usnews.com/...
LYIN' Santorum
Rick Santorum repeats inaccurate welfare attack on Obama
http://www.latimes.com/...
Juan Cole:
Top Ten Repeated Paul Ryan Lies
http://www.juancole.com/...
The Guardian:
Paul Ryan's speech: a round-up of his most audacious untruths
http://www.guardian.co.uk/...
Charles Pierce, Esquire:
Paul Ryan Is the Newest New Nixon, a Moocher Belied
http://www.esquire.com/...
Huffington Post
Busted! Ryan's speech fools no one
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...
David Firestone, NYT
Beyond Factual Dishonesty
http://takingnote.blogs.nytimes.com/...
Josh Barro, Bloomberg
Paul Ryan’s Hypocritical Attack on Barack Obama
http://www.bloomberg.com/...
Lindy West, Jezebel.com
Why lying is bad, a primer for confused republicans
http://jezebel.com/...
Jon Stewart, the Daily Show
Jon Stewart Would Settle For Any Truths In Paul Ryan’s Speech
http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/...
William Saletan, Slate.com
Why I’m breaking up with Paul Ryan
http://www.slate.com/...
John Nichols, CBSnews.com
They love the lies Paul Ryan tells
http://www.cbsnews.com/...
Miles Mogulescu, Huffington Post
Paul Ryan: Lying Liar
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...
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Aviva Shen, Think Progress
6 Worst Lies in Paul Ryan's speech
http://thinkprogress.org/...
Rekha Basu, Des Moines Register:
Half the truth often is a full lie for Paul Ryan
http://abetteriowa.desmoinesregister.com/...
Ezra Klein, The Washington Post
A not-very-truthful speech in a not-very-truthful campaign
http://www.washingtonpost.com/...
Henry Blodget, Business Insider
Paul Ryan's Speech Proves The New Political Truth: It's Fine To Lie http://www.businessinsider.com/...
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The Week
The media coverage of Paul Ryan's speech: 15 euphemisms for 'lying'
http://theweek.com/...
Alex Seitz-Wald, Salon.com
Paul Ryan: The definitive fact-check
http://www.salon.com/...
Jean Williams, Examiner.com
RNC audience thrilled by Paul Ryan's self-serving and deceitful speech
http://www.examiner.com/...
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Andy Borowitz (satirist), NewYorker.com
Ryan Launches Campaign Theme of Lying About Everything
http://www.newyorker.com/...

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