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Re: Are Politicians Out of Touch w/ Reality?
« Reply #30 on: August 23, 2008, 03:44:18 PM »
That was Schecters self described justification for turning on McCain.

Now apparently we have found the lie by Schecter that you were looking for.




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Re: Are Politicians Out of Touch w/ Reality?
« Reply #31 on: August 23, 2008, 04:31:48 PM »
Loving the flailing       ;D
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Re: Are Politicians Out of Touch w/ Reality?
« Reply #32 on: August 23, 2008, 05:17:24 PM »
<<That was Schecters self described justification for turning on McCain.>>

Which you so unsuccessfully tried to twist into proof that it was so embittering that Schecter would lie and risk his journalistic reputation over.  Try again, BT.

<<Now apparently we have found the lie by Schecter that you were looking for. >>

The problem of course being that it's so much more likely to be true than false.

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Re: Are Politicians Out of Touch w/ Reality?
« Reply #33 on: August 23, 2008, 05:52:22 PM »
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The problem of course being that it's so much more likely to be true than false.

Are you saying Schecter was telling the truth when he said he was seeking redemption for contributing and supporting McCain. Why would he be seeking redemption if he didn't feel like he was hoodwinked, another term he used, certainly an embittering experience.

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...Schecter would lie and risk his journalistic reputation over. 

I don't believe he is a journalist. Journalists report. This guy smears.
He is a political operative who guest blogs.

He does have a degree from the Wharton School of Business though which might explain the opportunistic timing and marketing strategy for his book.

Lets review:

He was recruited to write the book.

The publisher publishes progressive titles and is linked to Soros and Lewis.

His book was marketed with the big noise strategy of blanketing the left blogosphere with prerelease tidbits from his book including the undocumented anonymously sourced slur about trollops and Cindy. Three reporters allegedly sat on the story for 16 years? Please.

He certainly stood to profit from sensationalizing his book.










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Re: Are Politicians Out of Touch w/ Reality?
« Reply #34 on: August 24, 2008, 12:19:38 AM »


And of course, the other consideration:  surely Schechter must have lied before.  Been successfully sued for libel before.   So the accusation comes publicly from a man with a clean reputation and alleging three eye-witnesses also present.

Well, ya know what?  Until someone PROVES that Schecter is a liar, I believe him.  In the circumstances, so would most people.  This is another side of McCain that Obama should let the folks know about.  Let Cindy McCain deny this, effectively calling Schecter a liar - - that'd be great.  He could sue HER for slander.  The eye-witnesses would be dragged into the court.  We'd get to the bottom of this soon enough.




Is Schecter an experienced Journalist ?

What journalism has he written otherwise?

Demanding Proof that lies are lies if you like them is a diffrent standard than that set for things you like to think are lies , if you like to think something true ,you skew, the picture for yourself by demanding proof it is otherwise .

Where is the "proof " that George Bush as president has been a liar? Even in the question of the size of a fish , the "proof" has gone "poof".