It's called 'exaggerating facts' when convenient. Which is the standard emanation from the media outlets.You know for some reason I'm not seeing any mention whatsoever of any past Presidential secretaries that lied, too embarrassing maybe?
Just a few moments ago on CBS, Sarah Sanders was asked, on this issue, "Has the president ever asked you to say something that you knew to be untrue?" S.S. responded, "the president has never instructed anyone to break the law.." She answered it, by answering a question that was not asked.full title:
Sarah Sanders admits she lied about FBI trust in Comey - and other false statements revealed in Mueller report
tulc(thought this was interesting)
What I'm getting is that Comey had no business calling a press conference, at least when the investigation was opened briefly just before the election. That's not chaos, it's political controversy and he knew the job was political when he took it. That said, Trump's hyperbolic hand waving about the FBI being in chaos was completely unsubstantiated. Sanders has been pretty good about navigating things like this, if you notice she came on in the wake of the Comey firing. I knew the FBI wasn't in chaos, I do remember her saying she had spoken to 'countless' FBI agents and thought it was a lot of baloney. Her admitting it was a lie just makes me want to put the thing in the fake news file and call it closed. She screwed up, it's as simple as that. At some point you have to take it for what it is and move on. Comey wasn't fired for doing a lousy job, or because the FBI was in chaos. The President didn't like him for some reason and you know what, that's all the reason he needed. He could have fired him for casting aspersions about the chocolate cake they had at dinner and that would have been sufficient cause. Just don't lie about the reason is all I ask.
It's rather curious, would she have said that “countless” FBI agents had lost confidence in the agency’s leader, if Trump hadn't said it first? No, I doubt Trump made her say that, if he did I'm not sure it's illegal. But it wasn't true and if anything, this exonerates James Comey because the allegation is finally, definitively, been proven false. Comey was being slandered, I didn't care if he was fired, but the reasons were not because the FBI had lost confidence in him, that was a lie.
I'm shocked!!!full title:
Sarah Sanders admits she lied about FBI trust in Comey - and other false statements revealed in Mueller report
tulc(thought this was interesting)
You know what they call that? Not answering the question that was asked.
She had already admitted it was a lie, no need to answer it again. She was being asked something quite different I think...I don't know...I think she answered it alright.You know what they call that? Not answering the question that was asked.
tulc(just thought that should be pointed out)
They lie to us Gigimo, we know that, when they get caught doing it they need to clarify what happened and let the chips fall where they may.
Yes, it's called getting to the point. Lead up questions are boring. Get to the brass tacks. That's what she did.You know what they call that? Not answering the question that was asked.
tulc(just thought that should be pointed out)
Depending on what develops over the next 6 years or so - History may well list President Trump a one of the most effective Presidents in modern times and that in spite of the unprecedented attack he has had to fend off daily for the first part of his tenure.
cult (noun) - a cult is a group of people with extreme dedication to a certain leader or set of beliefs that are often viewed as irrational by others,
..or she didn't answer the question she was asked and instead tried to control the narrative in the direction she wanted instead. That way she pretends she's just "anticipating the next question" but is actually avoiding having to answer what was asked. Or put another way: she didn't answer the question.
...on that last point we can agree.
The question amounts to “have you stopped beating your dog yet?”
Actually it would be more along the lines of "This portion of the statement you just made doesn't seem to line up with the facts." She then doubled down with "“Look, we’ve heard from countless members of the FBI that say very different things." what portion of that is true and which part is false? Did she hear from "countless" FBI agents expressing distrust for Comey? Or did she simply think none of the reporters were going to pull a "Joe Wilson" on her and scream "You lie!" in the middle of the White House press room even though they knew she was lying?
I take it that you won't be voting Democrat in 2020....on that last point we can agree.
tulc(thinks if someone votes for a clown, they shouldn't complain that there's a constant circus going on)
...this thread isn't really about me. If you'd like to discuss who people are thinking about voting for in 2020 you should start a thread about that where people can discuss it.
