“Other than the oft-repeated mantra about his lack of effort, is there any actual evidence that this is true?”
Yes, his schedule.
Also, you are behind on your talking points. The ‘It’s all a media lie’ talking point doesn’t work when it is in fact true. The new talking point is ‘Being lazy is good’. Check here for the update:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1916050/posts?page=25
Ok. So you basically repeated the mantra and hoped by saying "his schedule" that it would make it true. Kudos. Keep the hype coming.