“Fox News has caused many millions of Americans – most of them Republicans – to believe things that simply are not true …[M]illions of Americans believe these falsehoods because they have been drilled into their minds, night after night, by Fox News.”
—Former Fox News network executive Preston Padden, writing in a Daily Beast opinion piece.
“By the time of the morning of August the 13th, it will be the talk of the world.”
—MyPillow EO Mike Lindell, in an interview over the weekend in which he promised that Trump would return to the Oval Office in August following a new inauguration. (Lindell is already the talk of virtually ever psych ward in the US.)
“Brooks represented the interests of his constituency when Brooks challenged the Electoral College vote submittals of states whose election processes were less than reliable in the judgment of Brooks. It makes no difference whether Brooks was right or wrong.”
—Answer filed by attorney for Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Alabama) in response to a lawsuit against him for inciting the Jan. 6 assault on the US Capitol. So, now it seems congressmen can do whatever the hell they want because it just doesn’t matter if they are right or wrong. Beautiful.
Louisiana Voice 
“Brooks represented the interests of his constituency ” – that’s the rub and proof re-election is more important than anything, including the truth to our elected officials. Rather than make an effort to educate their constituencies (which would be true public service and could save our nation from a tragic civil war), our elected officials reinforce things they have to know are outright lies, and destructive ones, at that, in furtherance of re-election and retention of power.
I wonder if they ever ask themselves, “Toward what end am I doing this?” No answer to this question is acceptable, so what are they thinking? Or, are they thinking, at all? It’s dangerous either way. With Faux News, OAN, Newsmax, et al, the answer is to the question is simple – money. They should be prosecuted for sedition. Maybe the truth would become the norm once our justice department had the guts to charge them with it. Hiding behind the 1st amendment should not be a defense against what they do.
I agree Mr. Winham but not sure Brooks or any Repugnant/Independent, Jindalite, or Trumpite is capable of escaping his/her Narcissism. Look at our La. GOP legislature, making ignorant statements and laws daily. Almost 5pm, serious analysis with a discovery called Flight by Yeunlingly?? highly recommended by my favorite C130 pilot Al O’brien who opined,”‘Yes it is good and it is the best cheap beer I have found” thanks ron thompson