A big hat tip toTPM's Eric Kleefeld for This catch from the Denver Post:
In this west side location that is not far from the Pepsi Center yet out of sight from Democratic delegates and protesters walking downtown, Republicans will be crafting anti-Barack Obama messages nearly round the clock this week.
Republican National Committee Chairman Mike Duncan said the team of nearly two dozen staffers at the opposition headquarters will be "fact-checking" statements made by the Obama campaign and by speakers during the convention.
"Just consider this the Ministry of Truth," quipped Dick Wadhams, chairman of the Colorado Republican Party (emphasis mine).
For those that have never read George Orwell, the Ministry of Truth was featured in Orwell's book Nineteen Eighty-Four and functioned as a propaganda machine. Wikipedia describes it more succinctly than I can:
The Ministry of Truth is involved with news media, entertainment, the fine arts and educational books. Its purpose is to rewrite history and change the facts to fit party doctrine, for propaganda effect. For example, if Big Brother makes a prediction that turns out to be wrong, the employees of the Ministry of Truth go back and rewrite history so that any prediction Big Brother previously made is accurate.
While not an earth shattering revelation, the Freudian slip gives me an opportunity to post this excellent video I came across yesterday. Enjoy.