The Paul Ryan-deranged Left developed a strange new respect for Fox News overnight.
Progressives lavished praise on Fox for publishing a “fact check” of Ryan’s GOP convention speech that called it “an apparent attempt to set the world record for the greatest number of blatant lies.” Naturally the highly retweeted column included too-good-to-check falsehoods like this one:
While Ryan blamed President Obama for the shut down of a GM plant in Janesville, Wisconsin, the plant was actually closed under President George W. Bush.
The plant closed in 2009 while Obama was in office.
What these genius libs failed to note is that the piece was an opinion column written by progressive activist Sally Kohn.
A Sally Kohn opinion. RT @pattonoswalt: Wow. WOW. FOX News calls bullshit on Ryan's lie-packed speech: http://t.co/iRo59VjW"
— Killian E. Coyote (@killpundit) August 30, 2012
But never mind that. Even Fox knows Ryan’s pants are on fire. It was reported as straight news, right lefties?
Bless their hearts.
Filmmaker Michael Moore got in on the action, retweeting tweets from bathtub boy Keith Olbermann and dull comedian Patton Oswalt.
Wow. WOW. FOX News calls bullshit on Ryan's lie-packed speech: http://t.co/QwVljaYA
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) August 30, 2012
You might want to preserve this Fox piece on #LyinRyan before it disappears. Along with the writer. http://t.co/8lyXLWyH
— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) August 30, 2012
And the flock of progressive parrots couldn’t wait to spread the word.
ICYMI @JoeNBC even FOX is doing a more honest review than you!/Paul Ryan’s speech in 3 words | Fox News http://t.co/uKSveR4g via @fxnopinion
— Kathy V/M (@kgvm) August 30, 2012
I am flabbergasted that Fox News would be honest about Ryan's speech and its many lies. That writer will soon be unemployed from Fox.
— Kent Blacksher (@kentblacksher) August 30, 2012
You know you're REALLY lying when even Fox News calls you out – a rare moment of honest coverage re Paul Ryan http://t.co/IIsn8MJc #RNC2012
— Jeff Matthews MD (@JBMatthews) August 30, 2012
This is refreshing. Fox News is honest. “@pattonoswalt: WOW. FOX News calls bullshit on Ryan's lie-packed speech: http://t.co/JORCG455”
— Ross Bonaime (@rbonaime) August 30, 2012
https://twitter.com/Shmadam/status/241162319479070720
When FOX News criticises your speech, you're one of two things, a liberal or a complete whackjob. And Paul Ryan certainly isn't a liberal.
— ᗰᗩᖇTIᑎ (@thewetnoodle) August 30, 2012
https://twitter.com/Sir_Stroker/status/241155051052212226
Paul Ryan’s speech was so full of kaka that even Fox News is calling him out — http://t.co/MW2FKSsJ
— Kurt Opprecht (@opprecht) August 30, 2012
Gawd. Even Fox news calls Ryan a liar and even lists the inaccuracies: http://t.co/w09nB5MI
— Salim Ismail (@salimismail) August 30, 2012
Paul Ryan’s speech in 3 words http://t.co/KGhZ3oA3 "dazzling, deceiving, distracting" You know it's bad 4 GOP when even Fox criticizes you!
— Kevin Zelnio (@kzelnio) August 30, 2012
Holy Smokes! Even Fox News is calling P. Ryan's speech a mountain of lies and cow dung: http://t.co/W8OkfSov
— Bryan William Jones (@BWJones) August 30, 2012
One lib tried to rain on the Ryan-bashing parade.
You guys, it’s exciting that an “official” Fox News commentator called Ryan’s speech deceitful, but she is their “progressive” columnist.
— Farrah Bostic (@farrahbostic) August 30, 2012
Honesty and reading comprehension? That won’t do. Time to get with the liberal program, doll!
Update:
Sally Kohn weighs in:
It's so funny, people keep thanking me for being a journalist but I'm not. I'm an opinion writer who tries to be fair.
— Sally Kohn (@sallykohn) August 30, 2012
Hey, she’s trying. Very trying.
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