August 30, 2012  The Most Dishonest Convention Speech Ever?
Jonathan Cohn: "Paul Ryan's speech on Wednesday night played
well with GOP loyalists in Tampa, with television viewers across
the country, and may eventually resonate with the swing voters
who will decide the election. But what Ryan actually said last
night is objectionable because he was so brazenly willing to
twist the truth. At least five times, Ryan misrepresented the
facts. And while none of the statements were new, the context
was. It's one thing to hear them on a thirty-second television
spot or even in a stump speech before a small crowd. It's
something else entirely to hear them in a prime time address, as
a vice presidential nominee accepting his party's nomination and
speaking to the entire country."  Ezra Klein: "Ryan's claims
weren't even arguably true. You simply can't say the president
hasn't released a deficit reduction plan. The plan is right
here. You simply can't say the president broke his promise to
keep your GM plant open. The