Pure Hilarity

OK. You know how certain GOP-ers are constantly telling us that the media only tell the bad news in Iraq? And how the discovery of 40 decapitated bodies is not newsworthy? And how, apparently, if a car bomb were to go off in Manhattan, the media should cover a new water plant opening in New Jersey (or puppy being born in Rhode Island) instead? [Side note – the parallel argument would be complaining that Fox News should only be covering all of the blonde-haired 19-year-olds who AREN’T abducted. Bias!]

Well, one GOP candidate decided to do something about it! He went to Iraq, took pictures of peaceful, peaceful Baghdad, and posted them on his website. “See? SEE?!?!? Baghdad is perfectly peaceful. Everything is great. The war has been an unqualified success. Liberals just want the terrorists to win.”

Except… well, he fibbed a bit. Hilariously, it has been discovered that the pictures are actually of a suburb in Istanbul and not Baghdad at all. Dude had to post photos of an entirely different country to make his case. Funny.

See the photos (with commentary and helpful arrows) at talkingpointsmemo.