Most Hyperbole Ever!~

In my opinion, hyperbole is shit unless it's used ironically or by someone who is genuinely freaked out for good reason.

On the subject of hyperbole, Josh Marshall wrote this today:

There are many ways in which the political moment (hyper-polarizing) and the technological moment (Twitter, instant news cycles) creates a self-perpetuating arms race of hyperbole.

Then to underscore the point, Marshall points to the story of Colorado state senator Dave Schultheis, a Republican, who compared the president to al Qaida hijackers and cast Republicans as the passengers who need to retake the plane.

No irony there. Yet somehow I don't see this guy as being freaked out. So that leaves one thing... propaganda. Oh my God, this politician is some kind of... liar*.

*Understatement is defined by the Free Online Dictionary as, "Restraint or lack of emphasis in expression, as for rhetorical effect."