Posted on 05/27/2008 5:23:40 PM PDT by mondoreb
Gaffe n. A clumsy social error; a faux pas
Prevaricate v. To stray from truthfulness or sincerity.
Was Barack Obama's latest whopper--about his uncle liberating Auschwitz and then hiding in the attic for six months: was it a prevarication or a gaffe? What others have said:
"In one of his more egregious and easily demonstrated lies, made even more so by the day he decided to let it loose on, Obama has rewritten WWII history such that the allies liberated Auschwitz." --Purple Avenger, Ace of Spades HQ
"Is there a point at which the media will start calling Barack Obama out for his absolutely stunning lack of historical knowledge, and his willingness to lie at the drop of a hat?" --Charles Johnson, Little Green Footballs
"Either Obamas uncle served in the Red Army, or hes spinning Clintonesque lies about Auschwitz to sell his government programs. Hey, its for a good cause but its not enough for him. It has to be personal. It has to be all about him." --See Dubya @Michelle Malkin
Barack Obama: Change We Can Believe In would be better written, Barack Obama: Clap Your Hand and Believe Really Hard, because its content is suitable only for people who believe in fairy tales. --Husaria
Fairy tales? Shades of Bill Clinton!
What politician lets a little thing like the truth get into the way of a good story out on the campaign trail? And Barack Obama--all the talk about The Messiah aside--is nothing if not a politician.
His latest fairy tale is the one about the "Uncle Who Liberated Auschwitz And Had to Spend Six Months in the Attic".
At least Hillary's tall tale--about "How I Braved Sniper Fire and Lived to Tell About It"--had a happy ending.
(Excerpt) Read more at deathby1000papercuts.com ...
With the possible exception of those suffering Alzheimer’s or wishing to close the book on his nightmares — warriors can’t forget the name of every hill, valley, village, cross roads, Landing Zone, fire base, FOP, AO, strong point, river crossing, ambush site or jungle trail he ever fought at...
Many times, it is the site where they lost a brother, or a brother was badly injured. You don’t forget places where loved ones where harmed.
To misname a notorious Prison Camp is not an error... it’s a lie.
Obama’s entire MYTH is a lie or a cover up....
We don’t really know the REAL Obama......because they don’t want us to know him.
Is that the latest? A previous thread claimed his uncle Charley help liberate Buchenwald.
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