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New York Times: Obama 'Misspoke' About Keeping Healthcare Plans
NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein

Posted on 11/03/2013 4:31:53 AM PST by governsleastgovernsbest

MISSPEAK 1: to speak (as a word) incorrectly 2: to express oneself imperfectly or incorrectly [e.g., claims now that he misspoke himself]

In an editorial of today, the New York Times couldn't bring itself to say the simple truth: that President Obama lied when he repeatedly assured Americans that, under Obamacare, if they liked their healthcare insurance policies they would be able to keep them. The most the Times was able to admit was that [emphasis added throughout] "Mr. Obama clearly misspoke when he said that." Misspoke. Yes, of course. As you see from the Merriam Webster definition above, the word does not imply any intent to deceive. Indeed, as in the example Merriam Webster offers, to misspeak implies a lack of intent.

The editorial gets worse, as you'll see after the jump.

(Excerpt) Read more at newsbusters.org ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: barackobama; deceit; demlies; lapdogmedia; lies; newyorktimes; nytimes4romney; nytimesagenda; obamacare; romneyagenda; romneycare
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Are ALL Kenyans liars?

Or, is it just our BarryO?


21 posted on 11/03/2013 4:44:00 AM PST by Flintlock ("The redcoats are coming" -- TO SEIZE OUR GUNS!!--Paul Revere)
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To: DeaconRed

Sorry for the multiple post. On my tablet this morning.


22 posted on 11/03/2013 4:44:55 AM PST by DeaconRed (ZERO: The Flim Flam Boy. HE IS NOT A MAN.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

No, he lied like the evil demon that he is... he lied like the prince of lies... just like the ny slimes... lies from hell’s network.


23 posted on 11/03/2013 4:46:03 AM PST by LibLieSlayer (FROM MY COLD, DEAD HANDS! BETTER DEAD THAN RED!)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
Sunday’s New York Times Magazine features another weekly submission from Randy Cohen, writer of "The Ethicist" column, ... on Friday’s Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on CBS Cohen made clear his disgust with President Bush. When Ferguson raised Bill Clinton’s name, Cohen reacted with outrage that Ferguson was still concerned about such old news: "Oh, Clinton, he's been out of office for, you know, how long? Seven years. Some little lie about his personal life. We've got a guy now who lied the country into a war. You're talking about Clinton from seven years ago?" Actually, Clinton left office fewer than five years ago. Cohen advised that on Monica Lewinsky “he should have said, 'None of your business' and then after that, it's between him and his wife.”(emphasis supplied)

http://newsbusters.org/blogs/brent-baker/2005/11/20/new-york-times-ethicist-charges-bush-lied-country-war#ixzz2jaOPiO68


24 posted on 11/03/2013 4:46:42 AM PST by nathanbedford ("Attack, repeat, attack!" Bull Halsey)
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To: Lazamataz

You listed many of our enemies, and even assigned a top spot.

Please use any and all means to nullify all of them, that please God of course.


25 posted on 11/03/2013 4:48:36 AM PST by ResponseAbility (The truth of liberalism is the stupid can feel smart, the lazy entitled, and the immoral unashamed)
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To: Lazamataz

“Make no mistake: The NUMBER ONE Enemy of American Freedom is not global interests. It is not the international bankers. It is not the Democrats, or liberals, or OWS activists — not even the Obamas. It is the ‘news’ media.”

Totally. Everyone knew who Obama was. Snakes do what snakes will do. The fact the MSM chose to “hide” it from Americans make them complicit in America’s destruction.

I submit that the MSM is no longer in a position of providing the oversight of government that it is afforded. And as such should have their protections curtailed. They opened the door.


26 posted on 11/03/2013 4:50:31 AM PST by EQAndyBuzz ("Senator Cruz basically made the Democrats fight for a whole bunch of things that they already had.")
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

It’s simple.

When Democrats lie, they actually misspoke.

When Republicans misspeak or are wrong based on faulty information, they lie.


27 posted on 11/03/2013 4:50:35 AM PST by tips up (Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see.)
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To: TomGuy
satan is the prince of lies and he is behind everything and everyone in the obama administration and that includes all elected dims and satanic lie outlets like the ny slimes and the la slimes. One cannot be a democrat today without being damned to hell... because they are the satan party. They are soulless due to the fact that satan owns them... he controls them... he compels them... every minute of every day.
28 posted on 11/03/2013 4:50:59 AM PST by LibLieSlayer (FROM MY COLD, DEAD HANDS! BETTER DEAD THAN RED!)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
Let me spell it out: Misspoke - L-I-E-D.

29 posted on 11/03/2013 4:51:18 AM PST by BitWielder1 (Corporate Profits are better than Government Waste)
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To: LibLieSlayer

Like Clinton’s way, throw enough bovin excrement against the wall and eventually some of it will stick.

Odumbo is simply a LIAR! What more needs to be said.


30 posted on 11/03/2013 4:54:34 AM PST by DaveA37
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Lies start as quantum wave functions until Obama speaks and collapses them.

In layman’s terms there are no lies unless Obama opens his mouth and says they are true.


31 posted on 11/03/2013 4:55:16 AM PST by Happy Rain (The TEA Party is going to make 2014 look like 2010 on steroids...Cruz16!)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Got a new tagline.


32 posted on 11/03/2013 4:56:45 AM PST by VRW Conspirator (Obama is a proven liar.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Yes - he lied because, like all Left-Wing pogroms, the Truth would have crushed it. Misspoke my aging ass.


33 posted on 11/03/2013 4:57:20 AM PST by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

This incompetent small minded man knowingly, with intent to deceive and harm millions of American citizens, with a contemptuous attitude towards all who questioned his statements and the program, who continues to blame and promote a flawed and hurtful program...misspoke.


34 posted on 11/03/2013 4:58:32 AM PST by mom.mom
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

I remember all the Obama butt lickers screaming that Hillary lied when she said she misspoke about landing under gunfire in Kosovo.


35 posted on 11/03/2013 5:00:34 AM PST by VerySadAmerican (".....Barrack, and the horse Mohammed rode in on.")
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Mis-Speaker in Chief


36 posted on 11/03/2013 5:01:32 AM PST by CGASMIA68
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

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37 posted on 11/03/2013 5:03:19 AM PST by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Is the Old Gray Whore lying now? or merely misspeaking?

Sandy did not destroy nearly enough


38 posted on 11/03/2013 5:09:30 AM PST by bert ((K.E. N.P. N.C. +12 ..... Travon... Felony assault and battery hate crime)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
Is it a lie if you say something you think is correct but later find out is wrong? .eg. George Bush and Saddam's weapons of mass destruction.

In the case of Obama, I have to disagree with many here. I think he really really believed what he said.
The real problem is the puppet master(s) knew better. Obama is not near as smart as we have been told. Go back to the early days when he first burst on the scene as the clean articulate Negro. Every speech he gave was scripted and read from his teleprompter. Every single time he made some gaff or mispronounced a word (Corpsman), he was either speaking off the cuff or his handlers had not typed in a phonetic pronunciation in the teleprompter to assist him with the big words.
No, he did not lie. he IS the lie.

39 posted on 11/03/2013 5:12:37 AM PST by Tupelo ( Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. An old Republican Tradition.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
Obama 'Misspoke' ...

There are many examples of Obama’s "misspoken" words.

Obama misspoke when he said "corspeman" instead of "Corpsman".
Obama misspoke when he said he had campaigned in 57 states.

I think Obama misspoke when he claimed every issue is his first priority.
I think Obama misspoke when he declared several countries were all America's closest ally.
I think Obama misspoke when he praised several allies with the exact same praise.
I think Obama misspoke when he announced that the police acted stupidly or that Trayvon Martin could be his son.

Obama left the realm of “misspeak” when he repeatedly added the word “period” as a gesture of good faith to his declarations. Obama has come to rely heavily on his enablers’ wiliness to appear ignorant on his behalf. I wonder how many of Obama’s enablers have grown weary wearing their badge of ignorance. If you can’t wear your badge proudly and unashamed you shouldn’t wear it at all.

You can learn a lot about the New York Times newspaper and its readers from articles like this. I expect more from a paper whose timeless motto has been "All the News That's Fit to Print".

Never underestimate the power of ignorant people in large groups.

40 posted on 11/03/2013 5:12:59 AM PST by MosesKnows (Love many, trust few, and always paddle your own canoe.)
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