This is my first diary so please have mercy on me. My goal is to offer a little insight into why it is that republicans can and do say outrageous things:
1) They never face any consequences other than democrats debunking and laughing at them;
2) We know that "their statements are not intended to be factual." Their followers don't.
Lying through their teeth and using deceptive tactics is extremely profitable for them. The more outrageous the lie is, the more money they have the ability to rake in. I learned this quite shockingly a few years ago and hope you will take the plunge with me below.
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