Going on CNN with @brianstelter to talk about Trump lying and false-claim-ing
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I disagree. When one is a pathological liar--the point is to confuse and undermine. You're playing into that and you should do better.
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Your view was represented on today's "Reliable." I'm surprised you don't see value in, say, distinguishing from a "dumb" misstatement and a disturbing, dangerous one. They're not all the same.
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I recognize that the "dumb" comments can still be destabilizing & make people feel like there's an assault on truth. but not everything Trump says is a lie. Let's not give up on nuance!
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Nobody is asking you to “give up on nuance.” But when you lot can’t call out the obvious, demonstrable lies for what they are, then we think nuance is just a shield you’re hiding behind to insulate you from accountability.
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Really well said!
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You don't say they aren't fires
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I’m with Soledad.
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Frankly, Brian, you are full of crap. A lie is a lie is a lie. There is no level of degree. A sin of omission is as much of a lie as any other. And it has nothing to do with frustration on part of the Democrats.
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Ordinarily that would be true. However, this is pathological and should be called what it is. A pattern of lying.
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With an usually honest person, this might be useful. Trump lies like he breathes. It is important to have that be front and center when reporting on him.
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Black or white. Honesty and truth are black and white. It’s true or it’s not. No sliding scale. My children were taught that. As a Naval Academy grad, I swore to live by the honor code. Still do.
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The subject matter of the lie is what determines the lie’s importance/scale. But a lie is a lie. Do your job and call them what they are.
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Start a calling a lie a lie. Every time
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The problem with that thinking is that who makes the scale of what a 1 alarm and what a 5 alarm lie is? Fact is fact and should be called as such. Not left up to your discretion of “how bad” it is on a sliding scale of your own making.
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I agree with Soledad. You are aiding and abetting the obfuscation and confusion they want to create by promoting different levels of dishonesty. Your “levels” help to promote small lie is good, big lie is not. Both are lies. Think propaganda techniques, do better.
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The public is tired of this BS. We want the truth.
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There needs to be a perpetually repeated intro to every Trump statement. “Today the always dishonest Mr. Trump said the following, which is not to be taken as anything close to true, credible, factual, or well-intentioned...”
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How to know when Trump is lying: his mouth is moving, he's texting, or in any other way he is attempting to communicate. It's pathological. It's continuous. It frightens me because it endangers many. SAD!
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