Biden’s “facts”
Bookworm on Oct 03 2008 at 3:44 pm | Filed under: Media matters
I don’t know whether this Churchill story is true. I first read it about 30 years ago in a book printed about 50 years ago. It doesn’t sound like the man, but it’s a good story anyway for my purposes.
Churchill was asked to give a speech to a trade organization. He asked his secretary to get him facts and figures that would be relevant to the organization, and told him that he’d need the information in two days. The secretary check it out and reported back to Churchill that it would take at least six months to get all that information. Much to the secretary’s surprise, when Churchill gave his speech, he reeled off an impressive list of facts and figures, all entirely relevant to the organization. Afterward, the secretary asked Churchill how in the world he had done that. His answer? “I made it up. I figured it would take six months before anyone realized the information was wrong and, by that time, the situation would have changed to so much, no one would care.”
That was the old, slow information world. In the new, quick information world, within hours of the Presidential debate, Biden’s fourteen lies were exposed for everyone to see. At least, that is, people could see the lees if they didn’t limit themselves to the MSM.
Biden and Obama are still living in the old media bubble of 60 years ago, when information was hard to get, and the media protected favored politicians. One hopes that this is the last election in which that bubble operates.
UPDATE: Sorry about the typos. I’ve been very, very rushed the past few days, and proofreading is always the first thing that goes.
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Sarah was terrific. I know that because the msm is bending over backwards to say she just isn’t as knowledgeable as Biden. I think she stood her ground and I love how she walked out, a woman with a purpose, and sported those fab red heels.
BTW, the husband and I are planning to see “An American Carol” tomorrow afternoon. I’ll report back. I had to look around a bit for it, here in Houston.
I think it’s more that Obiden knows it will never be called on the lies. There is little down side for throwing inaccuracies around. Now we must admit that stretching the truth is not limited to either side, but the left seems to view lying as if it’s a virtue. The recent debate surrounding the bailout bill should confirm this. In that regard, hats off to Rep. Artur David of Florida. He admitted that he and the rest of the Democratic mouthpieces were wrong in 2004, and 2005 and 2006 . . .
This is a little off topic, but in a “meta” way, so it sort of relates.
Over where Book also submits her articles, at americanthinker.com, James Lewis has given us a delightful pick-me-up piece on Palin, with McCain co-starring. It’s fun and just might rev you up!
http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/10/out_of_the_west_comes_an_alask.html
Saw “An American Carol” today. It’s good, a fun hour and a half. Gets a little draggy in spots but still good. I did a post about it and linked it up with an article I read about “camp Obama’ for organizing and ‘getting in their (Republicans) faces’. I love Kelsey Grammar and he did not disappoint.