Sunday, March 21, 2004
The Misleadertron™: Give it a whirl!
Fun with facts! David Corn introduces the Misleadertron™: an online database produced by Henry Waxman that catalogs "237 specific misleading statements made by Bush, Vice President Richard Cheney, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, Secretary of State Colin Powell, and National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice in 125 separate public appearances."
I typed in "imminent," and got a quote from poor old Colin Powell, which deals nicely with that winger "never said `imminent' meme."
Corn adds this beautfully deadpan disclaimer:
They must have had limited storage space....
Readers! Give the Misleadertron a test drive, and share your favorite hits!
NOTE Waxman is of course far too responsible a stateman to call his web service "The Misleadertron™"—we did that here.
I typed in "imminent," and got a quote from poor old Colin Powell, which deals nicely with that winger "never said `imminent' meme."
Corn adds this beautfully deadpan disclaimer:
Is the Waxman list complete? Not entirely. Comments made by Ari Fleischer, Paul Wolfowitz and other significant administration figures are not included in the database.
They must have had limited storage space....
Readers! Give the Misleadertron a test drive, and share your favorite hits!
NOTE Waxman is of course far too responsible a stateman to call his web service "The Misleadertron™"—we did that here.
