Proof Positive That Dennis Marks Is A F*king Liar (Sez I Defend TARP Even Though He Participated In A Discussion In Which I Did The Opposite)

This post references comments made on the blog Libertas and Lattes, another Libertarian site where the liar Dennis Marks (AKA dmarks) has ingratiated himself with the proprietor by sucking up to him. In this case the sucking up (appreciated by the blog host, Constitutional Insurgent) caused him to delete my comment when I linked to proof (a comment thread on another blog) that proved Dennis lied.

Dennis Marks: Every instance of corrupt crony capitalism, of government serving wealthy corporate elites, that Mr. Sanders is confronted on, he ends up defending. From TARP handouts to banksters to the costly auto bailout (paying them to build factories in China) to gifts to energy scamming companies to help them build stuff in China also. (7/8/2015 AT 1:05pm).

It just so happens that dmarks participated in discussion on the rAtional nAtion blog in which I did the opposite of "defending TARP handouts"... I pointed out that Bernie Sanders voted NO on TARP (which I noted due to my view of this being a positive thing). I also pointed out, when Dennis claimed that MOST Republicans voted NO on TARP, that "123 out of 247 Republicans voted NO, which is 49.8 percent". (See the following links to confirm the votes in the Senate and House)

For "most" to be true, the percentage would need to be more than 50 percent. In RESPONSE, Dennis said "good point, though, MR. Sanders on TARP being bi-partisan. It also made strange bedfollows: REP. Sanders and the Tea Party guys".

Proof that Dennis knows I did not "end up defending" TARP and that he lied when he said I did.

But Dennis did not see this comment (where I linked to the discussion that proves he is a liar), because the blog host deleted it, reasoning as follows...

Constitutional Insurgent: Nope. If you wish to continue your obsession with commenters from blogs that you're banned from... do so on one of your many fetish sites. (7/8/2015 AT 3:58pm).

The "blogs you've been banned from" (in this instance) being rAtional nAtion, and "fetish sites" being a reference to THIS blog. Although the link was to a comment I made on rAtional nAtion uSA. Which I have NOT been banned from. Proof being my 5/1/2015 comment (I could not comment if I were banned).

When I pointed this out to the Insurgent, he deleted that comment and refered to my pointing out he was wrong as an "infantile tantrum".

Dennis (appreciating the blog host deleting the proof of his lies) said "It's your blog, your rules. Quite fair". Then he ignored my refutation of his accusation that I defended TARP.

So Dennis lies and, when called on the lie, stands by it. And he gets the hosts of blogs he lies on to go along with his lies by sucking up to them (Constitutional Insurgent/Libertas and Latte in this case). Pathetic.

And Dennis refers to the Mitt Romney Politifact "Lie of the Year" concerning Jeep moving its US production to China. According to Politifact this was the "most significant falsehood" of 2012, and that the political ad his campaign ran (that contained this lie) "was brazenly false". Yet Dennis repeats it and defends it. Something he has before.

Update 7/9/2016: Dennis has retracted his assertion that I defended TARP.

Dennis Marks: When I listed the multiple examples of welfare to wealthy interests that Mr. Sanders defended, I erroneously included TARP. I was thinking of either Jersey or Ducky in that instant. I admit this error, and was wrong to accuse Mr. Sanders of supporting this one particular handout. (7/9/2015 AT 10:19am).

An extremely rare instance of Dennis admitting an error. Even though he ignored my initial comment in which I refuted his assertion that I defended TARP. But he goes on to slander "either Jersey or Ducky"... he isn't sure which, but one of these two defended TARP (he thinks). So he's right about me defending "every instance of corrupt crony capitalism, of government serving wealthy corporate elites"... except TARP. No, Dennis' comment is still false. I've never defended crony capitalism. Not one instance, let alone EVERY one.

My Anti-TARP Comments
[1] 07/29/2014 08:38:00 PM EDT: TARP was a total giveaway to the wealthy...
[2] 05/01/2015 AT 08:06:00 PM EDT: TARP was proposed by the bush administration and signed into law by the former Republican president. John Boehner, the current Senate Majority Leader, voted YES. A majority of Congressional Republicans (50.2 percent) voted YES. Barack Obama, a self described Blue Dog, supported it.

TADM #71

On Dennis Marks, Al Gore, Sarah Palin & Snopes

According to the Christian Science Monitor "Everybody knows that Al Gore claimed to have invented the Internet. But like many things that everyone knows, it's not actually true". And, as I revealed in my previous post, Snopes (in addition to others) have debunked it. Al Gore NEVER said he invented the internet.

None-the-less the certifably insane Dennis Marks (AKA dmarks) actually believes Al Gore said he DID invent the internet. And he does not think Al Gore misspoke. Dennis is sure Al Gore meant he literally invented it, as per this quote from the delusional nutter...

Dennis Marks: I am being completely factual here. The bullshit is coming from you for claiming that there's some substantive difference between someone claiming that he invented the Internet and that he created it. I suggest you read Gore's actual quotation before you make as much of a fool of yourself as the boob who took false credit for creating the Internet. (6/23/2011 AT 3:56am).

In the Christian Science Monitor article, the Gore quote comes in at number 9 in their list of "The 10 most famous things never actually said". At number 10 is another misquote that Dennis lies about. The quote "attributed" to Palin that "I can see Russia from my house!" which Sarah Palin never actually said, although SOME people think she did (when it was actually SNL's Tina Fey). But, according to dmarks it was "leftists who went around claiming that Palin said she could see Russia from her house" (dmarks quote from 6/18/2011 at 1:02pm).

Dennis said that after I pointed out to him that people who believed Palin said that are likely politically uninformed and not "Leftists". Then he went on to quote Snopes (debunking the Palin quote)... even though when I quoted Snopes to prove Al Gore never said he invented the internet - dmarks said Snopes was wrong!

In fact, fact checking sites are just fine with Mr. Marks - except when they disagree with him - then he slanders them with accusations of being "self-appointed pressure groups" who are disseminating "false claims". OK, so Dennis was talking about another fact he did not like at the time, as well as another fact checking organization. But if Snopes was wrong about Gore, and their wrongness is as obvious as you say it is, then isn't Snopes a "pressure group" as well.

And, if Snopes is a pressure group, what are you doing citing them to "prove" your claims about "Leftists" thinking Sarah said she could see Russia from her house? Not that it matters, as Snopes only debunked the quote as being from Sarah Palin instead of Tina Fey. Snopes never said Leftists were responsible for getting it wrong.

My point is to point out the ridiculousness of Dennis quoting Snopes to buttress a claim of Leftists saying the quote came from Sarah (even though Snopes didn't say that) and thinking Snopes is right, while arguing Snopes is wrong about Gore. Huh. Doesn't their being a "pressure group" result in their claims being suspect. And why the hell would they slander Leftists by saying they're responsible for the misattribution?

Obviously the individual making a fool of himself here is the big boob who calls himself dmarks (AKA the individual everyone else knows as Dennis*).

*Note: Everyone else does not know dmarks as Dennis... but this truth-teller is working on it. And, while everyone may not know him as Dennis, virtually everybody knows that dmarks is a boob. That much I am absolutely positive about.

Correction 10/6/2014: "Virtually everyone" does not know dmarks is a boob, only a LOT of people know this. Turns out a Progressive blogger who calls himself Octopus is completely in the dark regarding Dennis' boobism. Unfortunately.

TADM #25