The Reaction: "Ring of Lying" -- the new McCain-Palin campaign theme song

By J. Thomas Duffy

Power comes from lying ... Lying big and getting the whole damn world to play along with you ... Once you got everybody agreeing with what they know in their hearts ain't true, you get them by the balls ...

Senator Roark, from “Sin City -- That Yellow Bastard”

Yes, it is that dire.

We have to pull out, once again, the infamous Sin City quote.

Paul Krugman called it a "Blizzard of Lies." Even the MSM is jumping off the Dead Campaign Express and calling it what it is -- lies.

And, please sit down for this, the Lyingist Liar of them all, the Grand Wizard of Smears, Karl Rove, came out yesterday and indicated he thought Stumblin' Bumblin' John McCain, and Mommy Mayor Moose, Vice President, Sarah "I'm not really a vice presidential candidate, I just play one on the campaign trail" Palin's lying has gone too far (though, we must be cautious, this could have been Turd Blossom giving a coded signal to the Rove Rats of "Good Job!"; Rove, also yesterday, indicated that "You can’t trust the fact-check organizations."-- Here's the video.).

So, as we have done so often, we offer a tune, a theme song, for this pugnacious, prevaricating pair.

They can play it as a prelude to their speeches, undoubtedly filled with lies, to warm the crowd up (another thing they have been lying about), to get that big applause line.

When they send their press release out to the media, they can include a small .wav file of it, so reporters will know that whatever they are sending contains lies.

Let all help make this their new calling card, their signature tune.

Jump in and sing along, you know the tune, it's a Johnny Cash classic.

The Ring of Lying

Lyin' is a burning thing
And it makes a fiery ring
Bound by wild desire
I fell into a ring of Lyin'

I fell into a burning ring of Lyin'
I went down, down, down and the Lyin' went higher
And it burns, burns, burns, the ring of Lyin'
The ring of Lyin'

I fell into a burning ring of Lyin'
I went down, down, down and the Lyin' went higher
And it burns, burns, burns, the ring of Lyin'
The ring of Lyin'

The taste of Lyin' is sweet
When Reformers like us meet
I fell for you like a child
Oh, but the Lyin' went wild

I fell into a burning ring of Lyin'
I went down, down, down and the Lyin' went higher
And it burns, burns, burns, the ring of Lyin'
The ring of Lyin'

I fell into a burning ring of Lyin'
I went down, down, down and the Lyin' went higher
And it burns, burns, burns, the ring of Lyin'
The ring of Lyin'

And it burns, burns, burns, the ring of Lyin'
The ring of Lyin'
The ring of Lyin'
The ring of Lyin'

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Bonus Prevaricating Posts

A Times Editorial: Campaign of lies disgraces McCain

Brilliant at Breakfast: Hooray! An actual newspaper uses the "L" word

Brad Jacobson: 'McCain's Distortions' by Robert Greenwald

Eric Martin: Your Stupid Lies, It Just Makes Me Wince

Lance Mannion: Sarah Palin's lies are John McCain's lies

Josh Marshall: Unfit for High Office

Steve Benen: THE ROUTINE ACCEPTANCE OF OBVIOUS LIES...

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