New definition of "FACT"

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www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/washingtondc/la-na-earmarks13-2008sep13,0,625580.story


McCain said his running mate did not seek any earmarks as governor of Alaska. But in fact, she asked for $198 million in February. and millions more in 2007.


"Sen. McCain was in the throes of a discussion about her record of reforming government, which includes drastic cuts in wasteful spending in the Alaska state budget," said McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds. "If he gave viewers a mistaken impression, it certainly wasn't intentional or without some basis in fact."

What "basis in fact" would that be, unless "fact" now means "fiction"?


I guess it's no accident that according to the non-partisan factcheck.org, McCain's lies far outnumber those from the Obama campaign.

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It is far easier to baffle the dumb as dirt and proud of it crowd with bullshit when they think they are being dazzled with brilliance.

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Forgive me, I am still trying to figure out President Clinton's definition of "is."

Spirits fly on dangerous missions
Imaginations on fire

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Forgive me, I am still trying to figure out President Clinton's definition of "is."

Maybe thIS will help. http://www.slate.com/id/1000162/

I hold it true, whate'er befall;
I feel it, when I sorrow most;
'Tis better to have loved and lost
Than never to have loved at all.

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Why is it, every time, McCain say's something and gets caught, it was 'NOT INTENTIONAL'? Is he trying to be like some kind of lawyer and get something 'out there' to help his case? Just enough to get people to wondering?



Chuck

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I believe earmarks are requested by legislators, not Governors.

The "FACT" is , only one of the 3 congressmen in this race, has never requested any earmarks.

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I believe earmarks are requested by legislators, not Governors.

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Ha ha - that's a good one.

So you're claiming McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds was mistaken.

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He may have.

Earmarks are requested in a legilative bill which is sponsered by a congressman.

The Governor may have accepted earmarks but could not have requested them.

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Earmarks are requested in a legilative bill which is sponsered by a congressman.

The Governor may have accepted earmarks but could not have requested them.

Oh thats choice.. want to tell the REST of the STORY.

Are you REALLLLLLLY claiming that a govenor of a state does not give their congress critters any idea of what they might want for the state????

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Forgive me, I am still trying to figure out President Clinton's definition of "is."

why does that not suprise me?



getr over it, they guy has nopt been in, for years.

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McCain: Liar Who Won't Correct
Andrew Sullivan, Atlantic Online
13 Sep 2008 03:48 pm

If McCain were a blogger, he would have had to retract by now. But he's running for president of the United States, so he can say anything, lie about anything and not have to answer for it. Yesterday, John McCain lied on national television about something that no one disputes in the public record. He was challenged by the only serious journalists on television right now - the hosts of "The View" - about the large number of pork barrel earmarks Sarah Palin sought and secured as governor of Alaska, including the "Bridge To Nowhere" that Palin and McCain lied about and are still lying about in public. Here was his clear and irrefutable statement:

Palin's comments came after McCain sat for a feisty grilling on ABC's "The View," where he claimed erroneously that his running mate hadn't sought money for such pet projects. "Not as governor she didn't," McCain said, ignoring the record.
It has now been a day since McCain lied this explicitly in public. And he hasn't yet retracted his lie. This AP piece is dated as of this afternoon. Why not?

Because if he has to retract this lie, he will have to retract his multiple other lies? While the media demands that Obama respond to things he never said and never meant, McCain is not even asked to retract a bald-faced, massive, obvious, refutable lie.

In the last month, McCain has become the biggest liar in the modern history of presidential politics. He makes Bill Clinton look like George Washington.

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Forgive me, I am still trying to figure out President Clinton's definition of "is."

It was lame when Clinton said it, as was the impeachment, but, "is" can have several usages. IS can be operative as a directive, inquisitive, conjunctive, etc. But let's be real, he was trying to avoid the truth, just as fascist ronnie and many other politicians. Just can't see the worth of examining someone's sex life, but it makes sense here, as some will think my military term was so important that it trumps important thread issues.