Karl Rove (yeah, tell us what you think of him, as if we haven’t heard) in this morning’s WSJ lists Obumsters lies, or some of the recent ones and then advises the Bishop on how to respond during the debates. Just one sentence caught my eye:
“Mr. Romney can’t call Mr. Obama a liar; that’s too harsh a word that would backfire.”
Rove is right, and there are 1137 comments on the WSJ site, but why is he right? I know, of course, I’m asking why should he be right, what, are we a nation of POTUS worshippers?
Liar is a word with pejorative overtones. You can be 100% correct but calling someone a liar makes you look like you are aggressively looking for a fight.
We all know it is true but for a lot of “independent” minded voters that is “harsh and combative”
There are much better ways to respond and still get the message across.