Conservative columnist makes up a quote from President Obama

By GottaLaff

Want to know what's pathetic? Here's what's pathetic: That the title of this post doesn't represent anything new or unique.

Columnist James Humes concocted a quote from President Obama, but that's okay. Why? Because if talk radio repeats a lie often enough, it becomes a "valid" talking point, regardless of its veracity:

We detailed how James Humes, in his March 12 Newsmax column, purported to quote President Obama saying of a bust of Winston Churchill, "Get that goddamn thing out of here."

Remember that Churchill bust story? I covered it here. [Sidebar: One comment on a wingnut site that linked to my post said of me, "How old is that guy, 12?" Flattery will get you nowhere, you big tease.]

To make matters worse, Humes didn't delete the quote (which was not properly sourced). Nosireebob, he added to it:

While the story was never fully substantiated, despite frequent repetition on radio talk shows, the sentiment seems to have been confirmed by Obama's subsequent actions.

Translation: I can't prove Obama said this -- in fact, I can't even name anyone who said he did, despite "frequent repetition on radio talk shows" -- but I'll pretend he did anyway because it meshes so well with my smear of Obama.

You ain't seen nothin' yet:

Of course, nowhere in Humes' column is it indicated that it has been altered from its original publication, let alone an apology issued for publishing falsehoods and unsubstantiated claims.

That would have been, you know, the right thing to do. Too bad someone didn't think to document the lies (as in, Obama was plotting tribal revenge in Kenya). Oh, really? Someone did?

Fortunately, we saved a copy of Humes' original falsehoods to document Humes' careless, malicious writing.

Go here for elaboration on other documented lies about Obama's family and childhood.

Isn't this special, boys and girls? Your whole childhood, you were taught to tell the truth. Fibs were bad. Tell a lie, you're grounded. See how well Humes paid attention? And now he writes for Newsmax.

If Humes keeps making such basic, blatant errors and ugly smears, why does Newsmax continue to publish him?

Newsmax should be grounded, too.

H/t: Oliver Willis