He couldn’t name a Democrat he actually voted for but insists he’s a lifelong Democrat… who opposes abortion, racial equality, “cultural Marxism”….

Democrats in Nebraska are calling out a primary candidate as a Republican plant, saying that he is only running to divide the liberal vote in the state.

Conservative pastor William Forbes filed to run in the U.S. Senate race, which Democrats had worked to clear. The state party is supporting independent candidate Dan Osborn, who they believe will have a better chance of beating incumbent Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-NE) if he runs as an independent.

CNN looked into Forbes’ background. He posted several sermons to Facebook, where he railed against “cultural Marxism” (an antisemitic dog whistle), “radical feminism,” and the “left-wing media.” He attacked Black Lives Matter and Occupy Wall Street protestors and praised Republicans for restricting abortion. He also referred to former President Joe Biden as “Dementia Joe.”

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      I was going to quip about the Bible being full of contradictions, but this might actually be one of the few things it’s consistent on… I can’t think of any situation where it condones lying…

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          It’s a book of fables and metaphors. It’s no more a lie than Hansel and Gretel can be.

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            Except the authors clearly wanted readers to take it literally as truth. Lying.

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              I agree that it’s false, but that’s only a lie if they don’t believe it. I’ve seen no evidence of that. I don’t disagree that it’s possible, but I wouldn’t call them liers.