by Bill Cavanaugh, Corvallis
On 12/24, Mark Snider dared us to “Fact Check This.” I know this is an Opinion page, but fact checking these lies and innuendo is like shooting a string of fish… in a cage… inside a barrel… with a shotgun.
The “conservative Republican” he refers to is Liz Cheney. A woman who in a very conservative state recently got slaughtered at the polls, so maybe she is not “conservative,” or a Republican. Didn’t she just endorse and tour with Kamala’s money laundering operation?
She was Vice Chair of the January 6 Sham Committee. You know, the one that they had to get a Hollywood producer and director to do for maximum effect on Prime Time TV! That is called a Show Trial, folks, perfected by Communist dictators.
Her star witness, Cassidy Hutchinson, said she was disgusted by Trump’s behavior, but somehow continued working for him for three months after that, and wanted to work for his post-Presidential staff. When she was denied that position, she ran to Liz Cheney, and was interviewed four times. The first was uneventful, then she was coached by Cheney (verified from text messages) who also told Hutchinson to fire her attorney and use a Cheney-friendly one. Cheney was so focused on taking down Trump that 15 of her staff went to the Washington Post with concerns about her unlawful heavy-handed approach.
Hutchinson testified Trump physically assaulted Secret Service agents, forcing them to go to the Capitol. She heard that thirdhand from SS agent Ornato who heard it from SS Agent Engel. Both testified under oath later that it never happened. The Mainstream Media took a thirdhand account of a lie as the truth and shoved it down your throat for years, just like “suckers and losers” and saying White Supremacists were “fine people.” Both enormous lies spewed by the media and Biden/Harris.
Trump kicked Jeffrey Epstein out of Mar-A-Lago years ago for disgusting behavior. Epstein had a painting of President Clinton (a frequent visitor of Epstein Island) in a dress in his home. If Trump had any ties to Epstein, you can guarantee it would have been leaked, so your claim is a lie.
As for voter fraud, there is plenty of evidence out there from multiple states with some currently being investigated. You chose to listen to a media that lies and tells you there is none at behest of the people who stole the election. This is the same media that vehemently told you Joe Biden is fit and fine and wanted four more years of him. Yet now we all know he was not even in charge for 90% of his presidency and is ready for a memory care facility. They also told you Capitol Police died on January 6 which is completely false. There was not one death of an officer on or due to January 6. A repeatedly disciplined rogue Cap Police officer killed an un-armed Trump supporter though, but that is oddly overlooked. Where was your outrage when BLM/Antifa et al were burning down government buildings, private businesses, and doing actual harm to citizens and police (some who died) and getting set free by Soros-funded judges?
They have tried to impeach Trump twice (both on fabricated lies), put him through the Mueller Probe, made up 91 charges against him with the help of the White House and billionaires like Reid Hoffman, tried to bankrupt him with fabricated civil suits (Yes, E. Jean Carroll is a serial rape accuser and liar), and tried to assassinate him twice. So, after all of this and a “mugshot” from a fabricated case so they could call him a felon, he won the election handily. Why? Because people with common sense who see right through this baloney have spoken.
Mark E Snider says
Hi Bill, again, thanks for commenting on my article in the Bitterroot Star. Here is my opinion regarding your rant. Attacks on an opponent’s character are an immoral, unethical, and illogical attempt to arouse emotional and hateful responses from the Trump and MAGA cult members. Attacks on me is okay, I know I have decent morals and ethics. However your attack on Liz Cheney is way out of line,
Liz Cheney was the chair of the House Republican Conference, the third highest position in the Republican House leadership. She supported the Bush-Cheney conservative positions and policies. She always has been pro-business and hawkish on foreign policy issues. She received her Doctorate of Law at the University of Chicago Law School. Liz served as an attorney for the International Finance Corporation and she was a member of the World Bank Group and was hired by Fox News as a consultant. Liz Cheney’s life is the definition of conservatism. One would be foolish to say otherwise.
Your attacks on Liz Cheney’s character and others prove nothing except that you do not check the facts as I asked you to do. In addition, you seem mean-spirited, foolish, and unethical. Please do a Bible study on the subject of liars and lying. You will find yourself there.
Mark Snider says
Hi Bill, thank you for commenting on my article in the Star where I asked readers to verify or fact-check the information it contained. Obviously, you did not fact-check any of it, instead, you repeated false claims made by the extreme right-wing MAGA Trump propaganda machine. Not one of your accusations would stand up in court since you and Trump continuously make false claims without evidence or proof. Just because Trump illegally won the election does not make it right or moral. North Korea and Russia have elections but that does not mean their elections were fair or based on true information. Unfortunately, you do not have what you called “common sense” because you cannot tell the truth from lies or right from wrong. Repeating a lie does not make it true.
Bill Cavanaugh says
My ENTIRE opinion piece is full of facts while your opinion pieces are full of lies, slander and unhinged rants you hear on your Propaganda news networks. You are just in denial and uninformed of reality. Why are uninformed Extreme Left Wing lunatics so i hell bent on calling people MAGA? It stands for Make America Great Again, and as a proud American I’m here for it. You can either choose to get on board or hang back in your echo chamber of misery and lies.
Mark S says
Bill your comments are typical of rightwing MAGA propaganda and lies. Lots of accusations without evidence, or verification. It is evident that you have been indoctrinated into the Trump/MAGA cult and cannot tell the truth from lies or right from wrong. Your anger, misinformation, and emotional state have distorted your ability to discuss Trump rationally and factually.
Barb McNey says
Bill, you say it like it is.. I haven’t read Mark’s comments yet but I am trying to find them. What amazes me is that Trump was duly elected by the people and is our President, so the haters can stop their hating now. !!
Helen Sabin says
BILL – Keep writing. Folks here are asleep at the switch and are pathetic in their response until a crisis occurs to shake them up. Maybe if you keep writing some will pay attention.
Tracy Wood says
Excellent Letter! Keep shooting the bucket fish but you didnt even need the scatter gun.
Running Elk says
Spot on Bill