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| Subject: Statist idiots: 6 things presidents wish they hadn't said Sat Nov 02, 2013 7:35 pm | |
| "Read my lips." "Mission accomplished." "Definition of 'Is'" Every modern president has got one -- an inelegant statement, a broken promise, or an outright steaming lie, distilled to a three-second sound bite, that follows them into history. It can be part of a campaign slogan, a policy address or legal testimony. It can be delivered at a party convention, as part of a stump speech, from an aircraft carrier or during a deposition. It can be well-intentioned, misinformed, only untrue after the fact. And the facts can be entirely debatable. But there seems to be a lie or two that follows presidents into the history books. Here is a look at some recent memorable ones:
Here: http://edition.cnn.com/2013/11/02/politics/obama-read-my-lips-moment/ _________________ Anarcho-Capitalist, AnCaps Forum, Ancapolis, OZschwitz Contraband “The state calls its own violence law, but that of the individual, crime.”-- Max Stirner "Remember: Evil exists because good men don't kill the government officials committing it." -- Kurt Hofmann |
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