Indiana (Republican) officials tout a 72% health ins premium increase under Obamacare BUT

[Proud Liberal Dem]

there's apparently more to that story: Turns out state officials fudged (almost certainly, deliberately) the numbers a bit: http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2013/07/republican-war-obamacare-reaching-absurd-new-heights

More facts here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/07/20/indiana-says-health-plan-costs-will-spike-to-570-thats-not-the-full-story/

A Republican-controlled state fudging numbers to overturn/repeal a law they don't like? Yeah, shocking, I know. Lesson to be learned here: Don't trust ANYTHING a Republican/teabagger/Fox News says about Obamacare!

[Zoeisright]

1. Gee, repukes lying!??!

In other words, water is wet.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

3. Yeah, I know it's a "dog bites man" story

but I think that it's still important to point this stuff out when it comes up. Unfortunately, not everybody is quite as impervious to Republican lies and trickery as we generally are and it's important to be prepared when they start buying into it.

[PennsylvaniaMatt]

2. They don't know how to respond to headlines like this one from CNN Money....

"New Yorkers to see 50% drop in health insurance costs in Obamacare exchange"

And remember, in the words of George Costanza, "It's not a lie, if you believe it"

[Proud Liberal Dem]

4. They are compelled to (selectively) ignore facts like these

while touting the "bad" numbers that supposedly prove that Obamacare will destroy us all! It's how they treat the Bible (and the Constitution).