Invention by Republican is a regular series on The Left Call, highlighting factually inaccurate and hyperbolic narratives by Republicans, conservatives and right-wing ideologues.

There is no such thing as the ‘free market’. It doesn’t exist. I don’t care what conservatives, Republicans or even economists say, there is no free market. How do I know this? It’s actually quite simple. Search Google for ‘free market definition’ and you find the following definition:

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An economic system in which prices are determined by unrestricted competition between privately owned businesses.

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Invention by Republican is a regular series on The Left Call, highlighting factually inaccurate and hyperbolic narratives by Republicans, conservatives and right-wing ideologues.

Consider this what-if scenario for a moment. What if Obama was going out of his way to discriminate against Muslims? Do you think Christians would charge Obama with waging a war on religion?

Republicans, right-wingers and people of faith who say Obama is waging a war on religion are using the phrase “war on religion” in place of what they really mean, “war on Christianity”. I doubt they would have shown the same level of concern if the recent focus on government and religion had only involved Muslim organizations instead of Christian organizations.

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Invention by Republican is a regular series on The Left Call, highlighting factually inaccurate and hyperbolic narratives by Republicans, conservatives and right-wing ideologues.

Today on Fox & Friends, Eric Bolling suggested the January 2012 jobs report numbers were adjusted to make Obama look good. His evidence? Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis works for the Obama administration so that means there is “room for error”, as Bolling puts it. Hey, it’s just Fox News living up to one of their slogans “We report. You decide”.

When reality is working against a narrative, an ideologue must resort to making outrageous claims to explain away the truth. It’s certainly worked for Fox News hosts in the past. Why stop now?

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Invention by Republican is a regular series on The Left Call, highlighting factually inaccurate and hyperbolic narratives by Republicans, conservatives and right-wing ideologues.

With nothing constructive or positive to run on, Republicans have fallen back to a strategy that works well inside the conservative bubble. Lying. Well ok, they never actually walked away from that strategy in the first place, but will it work in the general election?

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Invention by Republican is a regular series on The Left Call, highlighting factually inaccurate and hyperbolic narratives by Republicans, conservatives and right-wing ideologues.

Robert Reich writes about The Republican Myth of Obama’s ‘Entitlement Society’ in his latest column featured on The Huffington Post. Instead of the explanation concocted by Republicans, Reich explains the real reason for increased reliance on federal benefits:

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Invention by Republican is a regular series on The Left Call, highlighting factually inaccurate and hyperbolic narratives by Republicans, conservatives and right-wing ideologues.

Florida Republican representative, Allen West had the following to say about Democrats when speaking at a Lincoln Day Dinner in West Palm Beach:

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