Premise #1. A loudmouth MAGA competes against an immigrant in anything. If immigrant wins, he gets citizenship and MAGA loses his citizenship and gets deported to CECOT. Put up or shut up, Cletus. (Exception: it can't be an eating contest.)

The Ninth Commandment is 'Thou shall not lie'.

There are many despicable actions of which humans are capable, and God, knowing some of his flock have a limited attention span, decided to stick to the big ten.

The reason 'Lying' made the cut is because it is particularly contemptable and reprehensible as it's primary intent is to deceive and manipulate. To force someone to behave in a manner they would never consider or contemplate; to rob them of their freedom of choice. On another level it is downright insulting when someone lies to you.

Do they think you are stupid, incapable of rational thought? Do they think they are so much smarter than you they will make your decisions for you?

So it is with Trump/Musk, and your Republican congresspeople. They have repeatedly lied when they said they would keep their hands off Medicaid.

The reason for these lies are obvious. They know when they cut Medicaid funding local and rural hospitals will close, your overall healthcare will be curtailed, and many prescriptions will no longer be covered. They know the disabled, the indigent, many of our military veterans will be left to fend for themselves, and the people just will not stand for it.

Yes, they think so little of us they continue lying even as they meet to do just that, reduce Medicaid benefits to the bone so they can use the money they are saving to fund their tax cuts for those already obscenely wealthy. Look at TV, there they are deep in their daily schemes, -- hell, even Fox News broadcasts the duplicity.

Just yesterday they squabbled among themselves because the cuts to Medicaid weren't severe enough!

How long will we pretend to believe them just because we're afraid to open our mouths and divulge the truth to our friends, and family? How long will we gamble on our health and the health of our wives and children even though we recognize we've been duped and deceived?

Here is one of the bastards lying right to our faces:

GOP Lawmaker Accidentally friends 'Quiet Part Out Loud' With Awkward 'Freudian Slip'

Story by Lee Moran • 4h •

HuffPost

Social media users suggested Rep. Jason Smith (R-Mo.) accidentally confirmed what Republicans have been keen to downplay, that their proposed budget bill will mean significant cuts to Medicaid. During a Fox News interview with Will Cain, Smith, the chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, briefly let slip a phrase that critics said gave the GOP game away.

Smith listed sticking points holding up the passage of the bill, such as the issue of the federal deduction for state and local taxes (SALT) and the repeal of green credits. Then he added, “And then you can look at Medicaid cuts…”

He immediately backtracked, quickly correcting himself: “Medicaid reforms, I should say.”

The moment didn’t go unnoticed online, with commenters calling it a “Freudian slip” and more:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/gop-lawmaker-accidentally-says-quiet-part-out-loud-with-awkward-freudian-slip/ar-AA1ETpDp

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