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Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Was Safire Right?

Posted by: Carol Platt Liebau at 11:58 AM

Investors Business Daily catalogs some of Hillary's not-inconsiderable prevarications over the years.

It seems to me that her "misstatements" fall into two categories. One is the garden variety politician's double-speak -- "she supports drivers' licenses for illegals / oh no she doesn't" or "she voted for war with Iraq / she voted to authorize diplomacy" are typical. Unsavory, perhaps, but sadly not all that unusual.

The other type, to me, is far more disturbing. Like her Sir Edmund Hillary fable, Hillary's statements about sniper fire in Bosnia are lies that aren't even politically "necessary" (unlike, arguably, the ones above). They're just something she's said because it's expedient -- they sound good at the time or she perceives them as bringing her some momentary advantage. In a sense, they're "optional" lies.

That's what's so unsettling about them. Someone who resorts to "optional" lies is someone who really doesn't mind lying at all and does it without a second thought -- a disturbing trait in a would-be president. What's more, when the person doing the lying is a First Lady, who must be aware that her every statement will be checked for its accuracy (and that tape or other evidence probably exists that will permit disproof or verification), the fact she's willing to lie suggests one of three possibilities, none of them good:

(1) She isn't very smart (what? you've got footage?!)
(2) She doesn't think we're very smart (oh, they'll never find out!)
(3) She can't help herself

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hambones writes:	Wednesday, March, 26, 2008 2:46 PM
it reminds me of ...
Algore - inventor of the internet, inspiration for Love Story, and fabricator of other tall tales. Same type of stupid, relatively pointless lies that can be uncovered easily in the days of the new media.
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Dread writes:	Wednesday, March, 26, 2008 3:45 PM
She's...
She's a politician. It's congential. You know... "How can you tell when a politican is lying? His/Her lips are moving." If our 'leaders' started telling the truth, goodness knows, they'd probably have a revolt on their hands.
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stormie writes:	Wednesday, March, 26, 2008 4:13 PM
Pot meet kettle
HA HA!! Imagine that! Townhall going after Hillary for her "misstatements" after 7 years of Bush/GOP "misspeak"! Hilarious.
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Fleetw1978 writes:	Wednesday, March, 26, 2008 4:24 PM
it reminds me of ......
"there is no doubt that Iraq has WMDs and is willinig to use them to harm the USA." "just a few dead enders, not an insurgency" "they are in the last throes of the insurgency" "Al Sadr, wanted dead or alive" "It's been well reported that Atta met with Iraqi intelligence in Prauge." "the surge is a success" At least nobody died because Hillary is a lying sack of BS. Over 4000 American GI's have died beacuse of the lies and deciept of this administration.
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