Liar...Liar...Your Chakras are on Fire!

Flashback – Do you recall three days ago when the Republican Party trotted out their new golden boy to respond to Barak Obama’s world wide address of hope and prosperity? He’s the new governor of Louisianna, Piyush “Bobby” Jindal . During his etrocious amatuerish republican party rebuttal he was bragging in his big speech. He told the entire world about how during Katrina he side-by-side with the local racist sheriff battling government red tape to try and rescue stranded flood victims. Do you remember that story…do you…really…do you…? Well, the bastard LIED !! He lied long and he lied hard…that toothy grinning, weasle neck bastard LIED!

A governor Jindal spokeswoman has admitted to Politico that in reality, Jindal overheard Lee talking about the episode to someone else by phone “days later.” The spokeswoman said she thought Lee, who died in 2007, was being interviewed about the incident at the time.
This is no minor difference. Jindal’s presence in Lee’s office during the crisis itself was a key element of the story’s intended appeal, putting him at the center of the action during the maelstrom. Just as important, Jindal implied that his support for the sheriff helped ensure the rescue went ahead. But it turns out Jindal wasn’t there at the key moment, and played no role in making the rescue happen.

There’s a larger point here, though. I’m not saying this to split a few hairs. This isn’t just your run of mill huge “ I was ducking bullets in Iraq” lie. Because this story/lie was the central anecdote of the GOP’s prime-time response to President Obama’s speech, intended to illustrate the threat of excessive government regulation. You know ..the back bone of the republican party’s manifesto.