"Fact-checking is a terrible way to report on Donald Trump's lying . It's like we enter into a dialogue with him. It's as though, he says "A," and we check "A," and it gives it no context. Saying that he's "misstating" is an even worse way of covering it. That's NPR's ridiculous policy of not calling his lies "lies." It's really destructive."

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Source : Source: www.motherjones.com

Masha Gessen

#Lying Quotes #Giving Quotes #Ridiculous Quotes

“Public opinion is presumptively an input to policy formation in a democracy because politicians respond to it or at least are believed to respond [to it].”
“I want to serve. I want to serve the people. I want every girl, every child, to be educated.”
“I had always believed that I left a bit of me wherever I went. I also believed that I took a bit of every place with me.”
“Do you believe this is simply trickle-down Machiavellianism in much the same way that Communism trickled down as an aberration of its original intent?”

Source : "Exclusive: Former UN weapons inspector Ritter says NeoCons 'godless parasites' feeding on the Republican Party". www.rawstory.com. March 25, 2005.
“[On middle age:] ... the very real possibility for you of growing fat as you near death and thus being seen by everyone while you are both DEAD AND FAT ...”

Source : Marilyn Suzanne Miller (2007). “How to Be a Middle-Aged Babe”, p.5, Simon and Schuster
“I have no friends. The more you learn about the dignity of the gorilla, the more you want to avoid people.”
“Every man should have a college education in order to show him how little the thing is really worth.”
“It's always hard, but it's always fun to attack a premise that you think is interesting. It does take a few drafts for sure.”

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