What are the stupidest lies of all? Gilding the lily lies. Lies that accomplish nothing that the truth wouldn’t accomplish just as well. Gratuitous, lazy, pointless lies, that only serve to make the world more incredulous, cynical and distrusting.
Here is a wonderful example, and the liars are the folks in Conservative Nation. After that San Jose, California, Trump rally where protesters attacked the Trumpites, the pro-Trump Conservative Nation tweeted out the fake picture above of an alleged Trump-supporting woman after her beating by demonstrators. “Here’s what happened to female Trump supporter when she met ‘peaceful’ and ‘tolerant’ liberals” the tweet said, as if the genuine footage of the violence wasn’t enough.
But actor Bruce Campbell (a guilty pleasure of mine, I admit it) pointed out the truth. He tweeted,
Check your facts, folks. This is an actress named Samara Weaving from #AshVsEvilDead. This is a make-up test. Sad.
If you haven’t seen “Ash vs. The Evil Dead,” and unless you are a hard core, cult comedy-gore fan, I wouldn’t advise doing so, this is the cable series starring Campbell as he reprises his iconic role from the “Evil Dead” Trilogy, most famous for this classic sequence from “Evil Dead II,” in which hardware salesman Ash (Campbell), trapped in a cabin under assault by demons, finds his right arm possessed and trying to kill him:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awxz-8XR938
Okay, I’ve been waiting forever for an excuse to post this on Ethics Alarms. l love it.
Anyway, Bruce is right. This is sad. And dishonest.
And stupid.
Ethics Alarms 
One of my favorite hard core horror flicks.
Of course it is!
Expect it to be repeated anyway. Facts no longer matter. Believers will continue to believe, regardless.
I always question quotes whenever they pop up in Facebook memes.
I remember when there was this Facebook meme of a man being hanged in Iran for being a Christian. And then someone pointed out that the man in question was being executed for murder.
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/298354/hashtag/convicted-murderer-turned-into-christian-martyr-in-facebook-hoax
The clip is great. Looks like a visual representation of Republicans trying to deal with the fact they’ve resigned themselves to nominating a charlatan.
I’m glad I wasn’t drinking anything just now, Bill!
Ditto—and what a brilliant analogy!
I laughed HARD through that whole scene – had never seen the movie – because I was thinking EXACTLY what Other Bill describes above.
Oh, it’s a hilarious scene, and as someone who used to do comic routines involving rebellious arms and hands, I can say with some authority that Campbell is the best.
Steve Martin did a pretty good job with.. I believe it was “All of Me.” (?) Of course Mel Brooks’ riff on brain-swapping in “Young Frankenstein” was instantly classic. “Sweet Mystery of Life, at last I’ve found youuuuu!”
Steve Martin’s bit was indeed a classic of the genre, as was Peter Sellers’ Nazi arm as Dr. Strangelove.
We’re going to need a lot of good laughs over the next months and years. Jack, maybe you should put Ethics Alarms into a cryogenic state and start doing all humor posts.
The Evil Dead movies were awesome , as was the first season of Ash vs The Evil Dead but I hope you also watched The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
Ah, you bring back a fond memory, Bill. Brisco County Jr, was terrific, a clever ironic Western that had a lot of Maverick in it. Too bad it was about three decades late, after TV Westerns had lost their luster in favor of doctor, lawyer and police shows. I think Campbell would have become a real star rather than just a cult one…but Sam Rami has his back.
I think it may have been ahead of its time. Its combination of the western with steam punk and science fiction, the Orb, I think would be a big hit today.
Is it streaming anywhere? I’d love to see the episodes again. And you are right.
Its on HULU & Netflix I believe
When I became a library director this was one of the first DVD collections I bought. The perk of being the boss. It circulates very well.
Years ago, a friend had a party in which everyone was supposed to bring a favorite scene from a movie. It was not an Evil Dead crowd. I brought the “Farewell to Arms” clip, and the whole place went crazy: nobody had seen it before. (I also won a prize.)
Clearly I missed something by devoting my fannishness to Xena and Jack of all trades.
You missed Evil Dead II? For shame.
There is also the great film he did, Bubba Ho-Tep, where he plays an old Elvis in a retirement home that fights a mummy along side Ozzie David as JFK. On the commentary track Campbell does the commentary as Elvis. It’s hilarious.
Sadly, this is not the first time this happened, nor will it likely be the last time this sort of thing happens- in any context.
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/298354/hashtag/convicted-murderer-turned-into-christian-martyr-in-facebook-hoax
The question is, has Trump retweeted it yet?