[FreeReign]

The president has not accused the Minutemen of being vigilantes

Neither he, nor his mouthpiece, Scott McClellan, have denied the President accused them of being so when asked that question, point-blank.

The president clarified to the reporter what he did say.

Prez:I decried potential vigilantism.

Simply stated, when the president was asked if he did "A", the president responded by saying he did "B".

Decrying potential vigilantism is not the same thing as making an accusation of vigilantism.

"A" does not equal "B".

[nicmarlo]

Maybe in your world answering a direct question with a story is an answer, but that's not the case in the no-spin zone.

The President is a Christian. As one, he would know words have meaning. And he would also know that Jesus said in Matthew 5:37, "But let your 'Yes' be 'Yes' and your 'No' be 'No.'"

And that is the whole point. Not answering a direct question with the direct answer it deserves tells a story (i.e., is spin) other than the truth.