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  • Re: Lies, compared

    From Jeff Thiele@1:387/26 to Mike Powell on Wednesday, September 28, 2022 19:47:36
    On 28 Sep 2022, Mike Powell said the following...
    Biden just isn't the spectacle that Trump was/is. Every once in a while makes a gaffe or falls off of his bicycle or something, but he's not say doing his own press conferences filled with outrageous lies and exaggerations.
    So when Biden steals someone else's life story and tries to make it his own, or tells a fib about his education, it is a "gaffe," but when Trump makes false claims, it is a "lie" and not just any lie, but an "outrageous" one.

    Biden does this what, once a year at most, maybe a few times in a decade?
    Trump did it day after day after day, and is still doing it.

    Proves a point I made to Aaron yesterday.

    Not so much. The frequency and degree of the lies are important, too.

    Jeff.

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  • From Lee Lofaso@2:203/2 to Jeff Thiele on Friday, September 30, 2022 05:17:41
    Hello Jeff,

    [..]

    So when Biden steals someone else's life story and tries to make MP>it
    his own, or tells a fib about his education, it is a "gaffe," MP>but when Trump makes false claims, it is a "lie" and not just any MP>lie, but an "outrageous" one.

    Biden does this what, once a year at most, maybe a few times in a decade? Trump did it day after day after day, and is still doing it.

    "Where's Jackie?"

    When Biden makes a gaffe, his critics make sure everybody knows
    about it. But nothing but praise when it comes to Trump ...

    Proves a point I made to Aaron yesterday.

    Not so much. The frequency and degree of the lies are important, too.

    It is only The Big Lie that really matters.

    For Life,
    Lee

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