What George Will and the folks at WAPO don’t realize is that most people don’t pay any attention to them anymore.
I see it a little differently.
The Wash Post and the media DO NOT CARE if people don’t pay attention to them or not. Getting the meme out there that Ryan lied is what they want.
In other words, THEY lied about Ryan lying about Obama. This gives cover to Obama’s liberal supporters to cite these fact-checker media web sites so that they can win arguments and appear to be accurate in their talking points and debates with others. The truth has nothing to do with it.
Try this out:
Liberal: Ryan’s a liar. Even the XYZ.factchecker.org says so !
You: Wait just a minute: He said Candidate Obama said the plant was going to stay open 100 years if he could help it. He became president, the plant closed, and it’s still closed!
Liberal: Well don’t argue that with me; argue with xyz.factcheker.org. I think I’ll trust them over YOUR opinion. Besides, that plant stopped making cars when BUSH was still in office!
You: It’s not my opinion; it’s the truth. Besides, the plant didn’t close when Bush was president, because they still made pickups until 2009.
Liberal: That’s not what xyz.factchecker.org says!