Friday, March 03, 2006
Terry Krepel, helping the right understand the difference between (a) truth and (b) lies for six years
There are many great-- as in "historically notable"-- blogs out there that don't get the recognition they deserve. Terry Krepel's ConWebWatch is one. Specializing in monitoring NewsMax and WorldNetDaily, it is written by a real journalist with remarkable good humor. One of the most important services it provides is a record of how when it gets caught in a lie, the right simply turns tail and hides.
It seems that Newsmax accused Clinton of using the NSA to eavesdrop on Strom Thurmond. They quoted a whistleblower talking about how NSA listened in on Strom Thurmond. Small problem: the whistleblower had separately stated that the incident occurred in 1988, just a brief moment before Clinton had become president.
Heeeeeere's Terry:
But instead of correcting the record and informing readers that the Clinton administration was not, in fact, eavesdropping on Thurmond, NewsMax simply deleted the story -- despite the fact that conservative blogs and bulletin boards regularly copy NewsMax articles.
These people--the 34-and-dropping percenters-- do not understand the difference between truth and a lie. Every word, every gesture has no meaning beyond what advantage it can deliver to them.
Cf John 8:44
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Who cared what the demented degenrate was saying enough to listen to him? From what I remember it was his staffers who were telling him what to do every step of the way.
For what motive? Everyone in the world knew that he was a sexual degenerate. I'm not particularly connected and I heard that forty years ago. There might have been some innocent church-goers in Palmetto country who didn't know but knowing what gossips church-goers are I highly doubt it.
Is the idea that they were going to undercut him because he was a doddering idiot? Everyone knew that too.
Jeesh! Is there no lie that conservatives aren't going to tell?
For what motive? Everyone in the world knew that he was a sexual degenerate. I'm not particularly connected and I heard that forty years ago. There might have been some innocent church-goers in Palmetto country who didn't know but knowing what gossips church-goers are I highly doubt it.
Is the idea that they were going to undercut him because he was a doddering idiot? Everyone knew that too.
Jeesh! Is there no lie that conservatives aren't going to tell?
# posted by 
: 3/03/2006 09:23:00 AM
: 3/03/2006 09:23:00 AM
Olvlzl asks, "Is there no lie that conservatives aren't going to tell?"
Given time, no.
In this case, though, I think the story of eavesdropping on Thurmond may be true. The whistleblower, Margaret Newsham, was credible enough to appear on 60 Minutes. Take a look at the interview which is, alas, on the Freak Republic.
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Given time, no.
In this case, though, I think the story of eavesdropping on Thurmond may be true. The whistleblower, Margaret Newsham, was credible enough to appear on 60 Minutes. Take a look at the interview which is, alas, on the Freak Republic.
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