Trump, the Liars' Game

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Wednesday June 17, 2015 · 4:58 PM PDT

2015/06/17 · 16:58

The Donald is now a Presidential candidate.
His speech was beyond the capable of fact checking. But now, in Trump, the Liars' Game, we all get to try.

Each of these statements has six possibilies:

1) True
2) Ignorant -- The statement is false, but the Donald was unaware of the true facts.
3) Figurative -- The Donald was exaggerating, or saying something not literally true, but not expected to believed; rather used to make a point.
4) Stupid -- The Donald knows the facts and inexplicably believes that it adds up to what he said, because he's too dumb to know it does not.
5) Lying -- The Donald knew the true facts, but his statement serves his purposes better.
6) Gibberish -- The statement is word salad; neither true nor false.

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Friday December 06, 2013 · 9:44 AM PST

2013/12/06 · 09:44

The world prepares to say good-bye to Nelson Mandela. I cannot imagine any leader who would not want to be "there." Johannesburg? Soccer City? Pretoria? Graveside? Soccer-stadium memorial? 10,000 people in a church?
But the question in my mind is "Who will lead the American delegation and who will be in it?"
I propose two questions: Who do you think WILL be in it? and Who would you select and why?

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Wednesday December 04, 2013 · 8:57 AM PST

2013/12/04 · 08:57

KHOU tv in Houston reported the story of Manny Hurd, an instructor at the Jenks [Oklahoma] Dance Academy and his attempt to fulfill the dream of his 13 year old student's wish to dance with Chachi Gonzales at Planet Funk Academy in Houston. Her parents flew her to Houston where Manny had brought her dancing partner, 22 year old Josiah, and the three spent three days dancing with Chachi and then . . .
Police found the trio sleeping in Manny's car in front of a convenience store at three o'clock in the morning. Manny says he had pulled in to use his phone's GPS to find a hotel when he, too, fell asleep. When Houston PD woke them up, Manny showed them a notarized letter from the girl's parents, complete with emergency contact information and, we are told, language giving him the powers of a "full guardianship."
The police detained Manny, Josiah and Landry. All three were transported in handcuffs -- Manny and Josiah to the police station and Landry to child services. Sometime the next day, after whatever investigations they felt appropriate, the police sent all three on their way.
And then the blogosphere erupted. "RACIST Houston Cops Take White Girl from Her Black Legal Guardians." Even ABC News reported that "Teen Dancer Taken From Legal Guardian Alleges Racial Profiling."
Now Manny and Landry and Landry's mom all want apologies. I want to commend the Houston Police for a job well done.

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Wednesday October 09, 2013 · 7:17 AM PDT

2013/10/09 · 07:17

Now is the time to achieve common sense gun safety. Now is the time to insist, as a condition to either funding the Federal Government or raising the Debt Ceiling, that Congress enact legislation requiring that any person in possession of a firearm outside of their home have an approved trigger lock engaged at all times. NEGOTIATE THAT

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Thursday June 27, 2013 · 10:21 AM PDT

2013/06/27 · 10:21

This morning, on NPR, David Greene and Nina Totenberg said SCOTUS "ducked" the constitutional question of gay marriage. So did Emily Bazelon in Slate. So did lots of folks. But what SCOTUS said to NOM and Focus on the Family was MYOB. Come back when you have a problem. Which is a very good ruling.

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Wednesday January 20, 2010 · 6:53 AM PST

2010/01/20 · 06:53

Ok, I'm swimming upstream. We got thumped yesterday and all of the geniuses are eager to tell us why.
Tomorrow, maybe I'll be smart enough for that. Today, I want to recall the joy and hope, excitement enthusiasm.
So I made a video of my experience on the campaign trail in 2008.
Oh, and in case you recognize the construction of the sign, I'm the guy who made a similar sign saying "Public Option, NOW!" and went to Glenn Beck's Tea Party on the Mall and "starred" in the video "Teabaggers can't handle a little dissent."

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Thursday November 19, 2009 · 6:44 AM PST

2009/11/19 · 06:44

Dear Mr. Stewart: I am 58 years old.
Some of my little friends say there is no internets.
My kids say "if Jon Stewart says it on Daily Report, it's so."
Please tell me the truth; is there Internets?
-Eddie

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Wednesday November 11, 2009 · 7:20 AM PST

2009/11/11 · 07:20

A friend from high school happened to be my house guest during a week made amazing by the fact that during that week, a YouTube video about me went viral thanks to Pacific John's Daily Kos diary,
Baggers Shout Down the Opposition. With Video! about my inhospitable reception at Glenn Beck's "Tea Party."
In his thank-you note, he said it was one of the best experiences of his recent life.
It's a rare rare gift to get to be a part of one of the best experiences of any part of anybody's life, and it reminded me of the last time I was so honored.

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Saturday October 10, 2009 · 7:15 AM PDT

2009/10/10 · 07:15

Peace is a goal too great to be abandoned.
The Nobel Peace Prize is an icon that symbolizes our love of peace and therefore is an honor too great to be declined.

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Monday September 21, 2009 · 10:57 AM PDT

2009/09/21 · 10:57

The readers of Daily Kos and other blogs turned a video about me into a event. You gave me one of the best weeks of my life, and I wanted to say "thank you."

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Tuesday April 21, 2009 · 11:19 AM PDT

2009/04/21 · 11:19

The bumper sticker said "Abolish Corporate Personhood."
The debate that followed on our local listserve truly shocked me, because nobody seemed to have anything that would show how this would seriously damage the economy or allow any protection for civil rights.

Can anyone help my friend defend this idea?

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Thursday February 28, 2008 · 9:41 AM PST

2008/02/28 · 09:41

It is a mistake to doubt the sincerity of one's opponents. It usually prevents you from seeing what is right or wrong with their argument, and it never increases your ability to persuade them or neutral observers. And almost nobody writing on Kos is a liar.

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