--- John Lacny <jlacny at earthlink.net> wrote:
> > Asked about huge demonstrations on Tuesday,
> sponsored by
> > Hezbollah, that demanded just the opposite, Mr.
> Clinton said:
> > "I find it inconceivable that most Lebanese
> wouldn't like it if
> > they had their country back. You know, they want
> their
> > country back and they ought to get it." ...
>
> This is the kind of thing that reminds you of one of
> the most disturbing
> things about Clinton. It's very doubtful that he
> actually believes some of
> the stuff he says,
Actually that is his speciality, isn't it? Knowing the better and doing the worse. And awful as he was he would be so vastly better than what we have got as to make all that seem sort of inbconsequential. It's very depressing.
particularly something this dumb.
> Clinton is not dumb,
> just kind of evil.
>
> And he's also a very smart lawyer. When you look at
> this statement
> word-for-word, it's all technically true. Given the
> context, it amounts to a
> lie, of course.
Well, the term "Clintonian" was invented for that sort of statement. Which is not, btw, particularly lawyerly. I mean, it's one thing if you want to avoid a perjury charge or a finding that you lied under oath -- Clinton missed the first but got the secong, and lost his law license as a consequence. Best to tell the whole truth if you have to say anything.
> Your slogan:
>
> Tell no lies, claim no easy victories
>
is a good one for a lawyer.
jks, esq
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