Speaker Pinocchio?

[kentuck]

I was just watching MAGA Mike Johnson on the television set and I could have sworn that his nose started growing. He is so creative with his lies. He states them matter-of-factly. "This war is not a war. It is a military operation."

Furthermore, he says that we had to attack them first because once Israel attacked them, they would have attacked us so it was a preemptive strike.

But it was not a war. We killed their Leader and many of his subordinates and bombed them to oblivion. But it is not a "war".

Because a war would require Congressional approval.

I suppose it all depends on what the definition of the word "is" is?

Finally, his nose grew so long that they had to back up to get a camera shot.

[WmChris]

1. I think

Wasn't that the same deflection Putin used? It's not a war just a military operation. Seems to me when we start killing people and breaking stuff it's usually considered a warlike jester.

[kentuck]

2. Coincidentally....

Yes. Same description Putin is using in Ukraine. Control of the language.

[GiqueCee]

3. If you've ever seen a weasel's...

... writhing antics when trying mesmerize a rabbit before attacking it, you've seen "Moses" Mike spinning his lies. It is a truly cringe-worthy spectacle.

[returnee]

4. Puerile semantic word play...

…with evil intent, to be sucked up by the gullible and uneducated. Or, alternatively, they lie.