I just ran across this AP story, quoting Obama’s reaction yesterday afternoon to the first two days of the Republican convention:

“You haven’t heard a word about how we’re going to deal with any aspect of the economy that is affecting you and your pocketbook day-to-day. Haven’t heard a word about it. I’m not exaggerating. Literally, two nights, they have not said a word about it.”

Now, I’m among those who believe that GOP speakers probably should have discussed pocketbook issues more than they did. But “not a word about it,” etc., etc.? Given the way Obama underlined the point, it isn’t just a careless misstatement. It’s calculated demagoguery.