[lbo-talk] The Art of Political Lying

Chuck Grimes cgrimes at rawbw.com
Mon Mar 15 00:27:50 PDT 2010


Not being erudite enough to follow through with Dr. Arbuthnot’s project, I appeal to you to complete his work. Mike Perelman

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Arbuthnot ( r butt not ?).

Just post some recent Supreme Court arguments. Corporations have been denied first amendment rights because they can't buy elections. Re-counting votes to make sure is a violation of due process of the contested winner. Invading a country, killing hundreds of thousands to liberate it from its government is a triumph for human freedom. There are non-civilians in a country with no army. Because it has no army, those captured resisting invasion have to be treated worse than real soldiers. Any dead body found there was a terrorist, eo ipso. Suspect terrorists are too dangerous to be tried in court. When asked to produce evidence the prosecution says, trust us, they're guilty.

CEOs of bankrupt companies need their exorbitant bonuses because they were brilliant. The free market works. The health insurance bill is better than nothing. We are in a jobless recovery. Leo Strauss was a liberal. Obama is a socialist.

You don't need erudition, just read the papers. I am sure they will tell you all you need to know :}

CG



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