Barack Obama claims to be a member of the Banking Committee—he’s not—to take credit for something it did. Good grief. If a Republican had done this, it would be front-page news all over the country!
UPDATE: John Hinderaker asks whether Obama could be a serial liar. Today he lied about his own prediction [...]
Archive for the ‘Truth’ Category
Banking on the Media
Posted in Politics, Truth, tagged Obama on July 24, 2008 | 3 Comments »
If You’re Going to Rattle Your Sabre…
Posted in Politics, Truth, foreign policy, war, tagged Iran, Israel on July 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
…you ought to make sure it’s in working order. Iran tested missiles that can reach Israel, releasing a photograph of a successful launch. Oops! Only three of the missiles actually fired. That doesn’t make for a very impressive front-page photograph! So, what to do? Photoshop to the rescue! Kudos [...]
“Vindictive pressure groups interfering with news organizations”
Posted in Europe, Politics, Truth, tagged al-Dura, blogs, Enderlin, Middle East on June 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
That’s how Jon Randal describes the bloggers who exposed the “death” of Muhammad al-Dura as a sham. Anne-Elisabeth Moutet asks how Charles Enderlin and French 2 TV perpetrated a fraud, and finds a culture of unaccountability and closing ranks that has little interest in the truth.
Scripted Reality
Posted in Politics, Truth, tagged Politics on January 10, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I used to be a fan of some reality TV shows, especially Survivor. But I lost interest when the fourth season seemed staged; Vecepia Towery won the Marquesas competition only because management wanted her to. Nevertheless, I was shocked a few years later when I learned from a Hollywood insider that Survivor had [...]
The Ethics of Interrogation
Posted in Truth, ethics, philosophy, terrorism, war, tagged interrogation, Kant, terrorism, torture, war on December 17, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Immanuel Kant wrote a short essay, “On a Supposed Right to Lie Because of Philanthropic Concerns,” in the Berlin Press in 1799, replying to a criticism of his views by Benjamin Constant. Constant described a case in which you allow a friend fleeing a murderer to take refuge in your house. The murderer [...]
Another Hate Hoax
Posted in Politics, Truth, tagged hate crime, hoax, Politics, racism on December 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
A black firefighter finds a noose and threatening note in an East Baltimore fire station. It turns out he put it there himself. (HT: Drudge.)
Still no word on the incident at Columbia. The Justice Department started an investigation six weeks ago. How long can it take to view a security tape?
More Planted Questions
Posted in Politics, Truth, tagged media bias, Politics, Truth on November 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
We’ve already heard about questions for Hillary Clinton on the campaign trail being planted by the campaign staff itself. The practice is evidently more widespread than I would have imagined. It turns out that the Republican candidates’ debate arranged by CNN last night contained multiple planted questions. Questioners described as “undecided” have [...]
The Limits of “Openness”
Posted in Politics, Religion, Truth, tagged Islam, tolerance, Truth on November 1, 2007 | 2 Comments »
“Isn’t it better to be open to other people’s points of view?” Well, doesn’t it all depend on the point of view in question?
Roger Kimball on openness, truth, and Tariq Ramadan.
