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Sadly, Another Election Season for Fighting Words
North Star Writers Group ^ | September 22, 2008 | Bob Maistros

Posted on 09/22/2008 9:20:32 AM PDT by Invisigoth

There they go again. Batting the “L word” and the “G word” about the politosphere.

No, not those “L” and “G” words. This column is G-rated.

I’m talking, first, about the “L” word being trotted out by the Left, the Obama campaign, and even the mainstream media (a.k.a. the “MSM”) – in multiple languages, no less.

“Lie.”

The term reared its ugly head in several quarters to describe Sarah Palin’s claim that she “told Congress thanks, but no thanks, to that Bridge to Nowhere.”

Well, Palin undoubtedly supported the famous bridge from Ketchikan to its island airport when she ran for governor in 2006. And unquestionably stopped it. So far, so good.

Except that in the release announcing her decision to terminate the boondoggle, the guv allowed: “Despite the work of our congressional delegation, we are about $329 million short of full funding for the bridge project, and it’s clear that Congress has little interest in spending any more money on a bridge between Ketchikan and Gravina Island.”

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TOPICS: Government; Politics
KEYWORDS: election; government; mccainpalin; politics; slurs

1 posted on 09/22/2008 9:20:32 AM PDT by Invisigoth
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To: Invisigoth

Wow. From an obviously left site, this guy does a pretty good job of being fair, even if his McCain example is a little lame.

“Lie” has lost all meaning, regarding the election, but generally, if the left says someone on the right “lied,” then they probably didn’t. And if someone on the right says someone on the left lied, well that’s probably true.

You have to be willing to do your own research these days.


2 posted on 09/22/2008 9:31:06 AM PDT by subterfuge (BUILD MORE NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS NOW!!!)
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To: subterfuge

Wow is right. This columnist is the former main speechwriter for the Reagan/Bush 1984 campaign. So I would have to say that he’s definitely not from the left, and neither is NSWG, which is an equal opportunity news syndicate.


3 posted on 09/22/2008 12:40:02 PM PDT by Invisigoth
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To: Invisigoth
So I would have to say that he’s definitely not from the left, and neither is NSWG, which is an equal opportunity news syndicate.

Then why does the site have Obama and Biden adds, including bumpersticker purchase options?

4 posted on 09/22/2008 1:24:17 PM PDT by subterfuge (BUILD MORE NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS NOW!!!)
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To: subterfuge

NSWG does not control the ads that appear on their site, which is provided by Google Ads.


5 posted on 09/24/2008 6:45:48 AM PDT by Invisigoth
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