Media Rip Palin For Lying About Troopergate Report, But Campaign Keeps Lying
Media Rip Palin For Lying About Troopergate Report, But Campaign Keeps Lying
The Washington Post Fact Checker takes a look at Sarah Palin’s claim that the Troopergate report cleared her “of any hint of any kind of unethical activity.” The Post writes that is the “reverse of the truth”: “What is not debatable is that the report clearly states that she violated the State Ethics Act. ” The Post awards Palin four Pinocchios — its highest rating for false statements.
ABC News’ Jake Tapper also notes that Palin’s statements are “flatly false.”
On MSNBC this afternoon, host Andrea Mitchell asked McCain-Palin campaign spokeswoman Meg Stapleton: “Wasn’t [Palin] overstating it? She wasn’t cleared of anything unethical because the conclusion was that she had violated the ethics rules of the state of Alaska.” Stapleton responded, “This Governor did nothing wrong and did nothing unlawful.” Watch it:
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Repukes think lying is a moral responsibility.
And the repukes who vote for them see lying as showing a true quality candidate.
October 13th, 2008 at 5:07 pmI guess the campaign staff, spokespeople and Sarah are only allowed to read the report they generated – you know, the one that cleared Sarah of any wrong doing.
That other report? Partisan witch hunt! Forget that it was authorized and released by a panel of 12, including 8 Repubs and 4 Dems.
PEACE
October 13th, 2008 at 5:08 pmWatch out Meg…
Your lips are moving.
You know what that means, don’t you?
October 13th, 2008 at 5:09 pmWhen one loses the contact lens from one’s navel it is hard to see if you have a rectal/cranial insertion.
October 13th, 2008 at 5:10 pmIf you’re going to parse words and go by the strict definition… then yes, Sarah Palin did nothing wrong or unlawful, just unethical.
That’s about as tortured a rationalization as what ‘is’ is… and we all know how that went….
October 13th, 2008 at 5:13 pmSo, let’s get this strait… it was a useless partisan witch hunt (made up of both parties) until it “completely vindicated” Palin… which it didn’t actually do.
Am I understanding this so far?
October 13th, 2008 at 5:13 pmWalt Monegan ( the subject of the troopergate firing) speaks:
http://mudflats.wordpress.com/
Interesting read.
October 13th, 2008 at 5:15 pmCan someone here talk me down and tell me why they think that continuing to lie to us is going to somehow help them?
They have all become delusional. Their meme that she “didn’t break the law” is based on the fact that the report did not recommend any punishment”. They totally miss the point that was not what this committee was charged to do. Now that they have found she violated ethics rules, it is up to the whole legislature to decide whether or not to punish her for her “crimes”.
October 13th, 2008 at 5:15 pmI saw a video where stapleton was confronted and was asked when apologies going to be made to all the people who were hurt by the smear campaign of mccain/palin.
October 13th, 2008 at 5:16 pm(W)itch actually had the nerve to suggest that someone should apologize to palin as she was the wronged one and NOT to expect any apologies from palin.
spencers mom Says:
I guess the campaign staff, spokespeople and Sarah are only allowed to read the report they generated – you know, the one that cleared Sarah of any wrong doing.
But, it looks like they may be in trouble with the investigation they instigated (the Personnel Board). The members of the board chose a Democrat to do the investigation for them. Boy, talk about giving the Governor a bid F U!
October 13th, 2008 at 5:18 pmCrusty Old Bastard —
I would hardly think that any of the Palins’ can be accused of any sort of navel gazing, much less the sort that you described.
October 13th, 2008 at 5:18 pmYou can’t make me stop
October 13th, 2008 at 5:22 pmUnless it is illegal
Ethics are for chumps
With apologies to Heart:
If the real thing dont do the trick
October 13th, 2008 at 5:24 pmYou better make up something quick
You gonna burn burn burn burn it to the wick
Ooooooh, Sarah ‘cuda!
Media Rip Palin For Lying About Troopergate Report, But Campaign Keeps Lying»
- – PathologicAlLyIN‘
Hitchens’ money quote today:
“And the only public events that have so far featured his absurd choice of running mate have shown her to be a deceiving and unscrupulous woman utterly unversed in any of the needful political discourses but easily trained to utter preposterous lies and to appeal to the basest element of her audience.”
October 13th, 2008 at 5:28 pmPalin & the McCain campaign – such blatant liars that they will never regain what little positive reputation they had. Of course, their negative reputation is booming. We’ll remember that, not only did they lie about so many things, when they were caught lying each time, they just continued right on. They have no values, family or otherwise. Such dishonesty is truly sad for children/young people to be subjected to. McCain/Palin & their campaign are certainly no role models.
October 13th, 2008 at 5:30 pmAfter eight years of Bush/Cheney Republicans clearly see “nothing wrong” (Stapleton’s words) with “abuse of power” (Report conclusion). To Republicans this report just confirms Palin’s qualifications to replace The Dick.
October 13th, 2008 at 5:33 pmGuido the Loving OBGYN Says:
Palin and her husband are stalkers. Kos has been covering it all day. The Palin’s are creeps.
The stuff reported by Kos is very creepy. Let’s just hope the Alaskan legislature feels embarrassed and peeved enough to impeach Palin when the campaign is over.
October 13th, 2008 at 5:34 pmThe Post awards Palin four Pinocchios — its highest rating for false statements.
Sarah is definately off the charts for fibbing. I suggest the Post create a new rating system to track the dishonesty of hyperliars. The awards could be called “Palins”.
October 13th, 2008 at 5:34 pmShe represents Evangelical Christians, therefore She can do no wrong, because She is doing God’s Will.
She’s the Governor, so if She says it’s legal, it’s legal.
She’s a Maverick, and Mavericks get to set their own Code of Ethics.
Look! Over there! Isn’t that Bill Ayers?
9/11???
October 13th, 2008 at 5:38 pmBadmoodman,
Sarah Palin does actually come out to the anagram: “a sharp nail”. Maybe it’s in reference to her voice… as in on a chalkboard.
October 13th, 2008 at 5:38 pmWhy wait? Alaskans shouldn’t have to put up with her governorship for three more weeks just waiting for this “campaign” to wind down. I know, Party Loyalty and all that, but if she’s committed impeachable offenses, it is a Legislature’s Constitutional Duty to initiate impeachment proceedings. Frankly, that would be a good start for Republicans to regain some modicum of credibility.
October 13th, 2008 at 5:41 pmi heard a clip on randi – palin called it “TAZERgate”…
whaaa???
October 13th, 2008 at 5:44 pmHeh. The Repukes claim that we liberals suffer from ‘moral relativism’…
I submit to you that Republicans suffer from ‘factual relativism.’
October 13th, 2008 at 5:44 pmWar is Peace; Freedom is Slavery; Ignorance is Strength.
Violating the State Ethics Act is Not Wrong.
You can’t make up this kind of doublethink. They -really- believe this–like pass a lie detector believe it. It’s practically a sickness, this level of introversion.
October 13th, 2008 at 5:45 pmsomething else randi brought up: why did palin dismiss her security detail if she was so worried about her family’s safety?
October 13th, 2008 at 5:45 pmLooks like Failin’ Palin’s spokes-bimbo is invoking the IOKIYAPPPR defense (”It’s Okay if You’re an Alaskan Pentacostal Pork-barrel Princess and a Republican”).
October 13th, 2008 at 5:48 pmMy list of epithets for Bible Spice and her backers is still growing. It’s still incomplete but it’s worth a quick viewing.
These people are: dishonest, ignorant, dogmatic, petty, vindictive, reckless, partisan, primitive, lawless, delusional, aggressive, dishonorable, and incurious. And now we have to add “flat-earth stupid“!
October 13th, 2008 at 5:50 pmWhy does the media never just use the word “lie” or “liar”? It’s getting really pathological the way they twist the English language to avoid saying it. I mean, “But it is the reverse of the truth to claim that she was cleared of ‘any hint of any kind of unethical activity.’”? That’s so garbled! Come on, Washington Post, try this – “Palin lied when she claimed she was cleared of ‘any hint of any kind of unethical activity.’”. So much simpler.
But really, what else to expect from a publication that invented an award system of decapitated Pinocchios to get around having to actually admit someone’s a liar.
October 13th, 2008 at 5:54 pmkaty Says:
something else randi brought up: why did palin dismiss her security detail if she was so worried about her family’s safety?
Could it be that between her and Todd’s arsenal, they figure to be more of a threat to anyone else than Cheney is to his friends on a bird hunt?
Security detail Schmerity detail
October 13th, 2008 at 5:57 pmAh, yes, the non reality reality based bizzarro world
October 13th, 2008 at 5:59 pmTazergate – Yeah, it was such a heinous thing that Wooten did it wasn’t mentioned until a year later in their divorce papers. Wouldn’t that make Palin’s sister someone who should be charged with child endangerment when she stayed with and slept with a man who TAZERED her son?
October 13th, 2008 at 6:00 pmI know that Piper and Trig probably have no idea how many lies their mother has been guilty of, but I’m betting the older kids do know. What must they be thinking? The next time they get caught in a lie they can say “But mom, you lie all the time”.
October 13th, 2008 at 6:01 pmO/T but absolutely incredible!
Two British comedians totally nail the current financial crisis in a 2007 skit –> http://www.brasschecktv.com/page/187.html
October 13th, 2008 at 6:03 pmbilbo – a man who TAZERED her son
i’d forgotten about that… here i thought she made a goof, but is she trying to change the subject?
about the kids – guess with families being out of bounds the stories about the oldest 2 are not substantiated… like, that she ran away from home because her mom was so angry that she got knocked up… like, that the boy joined the army instead of going to jail, and that he was living in michigan where he fled after a fallout with the parents, at the time of the convention…
yea… i’d say they know all about mom…
heard a news story that the new dad-to-be has dropped out of high school and is working as an electrician apprentice…
and that he was not being forced into a shotgun wedding…
dropped out of high school… isn’t he a senior???
a sad mess…
October 13th, 2008 at 6:11 pmBilbo Hussein Baggins Says:
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…I’m betting the older kids do know.
I doubt it. They were raised by Republicans.
October 13th, 2008 at 6:12 pmBilbo Hussein Baggins Says:
Can someone here talk me down and tell me why they think that continuing to lie to us is going to somehow help them?
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The arent aiming at US. The GOP has decided that enough sheeple will believe ANYTHING they say that they have given up on even going to the trouble to make up credible lies. Their base will believe anything they tell them. If McJesusIamold told them that water wasnt really wet we would have trolls in here within a half hour chastising us and telling us how stupid we are thinking water was wet and all. I GET that politicians will lie to me. I get that the GOP will hardly do anything else but at LEAST they could stop insulting our intelligence, do some work, and go to the trouble of crafting a lie that isnt just ludicrous
October 13th, 2008 at 6:12 pmhttp://nationofcriminals.com/crimes/sarah_palin_rachel_maddow
Two cartoons in one day!
I suck at it but this is fun :-)
October 13th, 2008 at 6:19 pmYou forget, they selected Mr. “I just barely passed” and Miss Congeniality as the BEST POSSIBLE CANDIDATES the Republican Party could muster for Presidnet and Vice Presidnet.
This is so bad the Republican symbol should change from the Elephant to the IrrElephant.
October 13th, 2008 at 6:23 pmfrom the goodlenews page:
No, Sarah We Just Can’t Hear You! FOXNews
somebody want to find out what that’s about?
October 13th, 2008 at 6:31 pmi can’t do fox…
lol … google
October 13th, 2008 at 6:31 pmhow ’bout ERRlephant?
October 13th, 2008 at 6:32 pmi found the answer:
Palin mistakes fans for protesters at Va. rally
By BOB LEWIS – 1 hour ago
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin mistook some of her own fans for hecklers Monday as a rally that drew thousands.
A massive crowd of at least 20,000 spread across the parking lot of Richmond International Raceway, and scores of people on the outer periphery more than 100 yards from the stage could not hear.
“Louder! Louder!” they began chanting, and the cry spread across the crowd to Palin’s left. Some pointed skyward, urging that the volume be increased.
Palin stopped her remarks briefly and looked toward the commotion.
“I hope those protesters have the courage and honor to give veterans thanks for their right to protest,” she said.
Some in the crowd tried to shout toward her what was really being said, but she couldn’t hear them.
[...]
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5h21ZbzgPbTVRftcJPT5vkHkonY5QD93PRB700
ah hahahahaha!
October 13th, 2008 at 6:35 pmKATY @#43
THE SHERIFF’S NEAR, THE SHERIFF IS NEAR!!!
October 13th, 2008 at 7:06 pmraynman “… Sarah Palin did nothing wrong or unlawful, just unethical.”
By the numbers:
(1) A Statute is a law.
(2) To violate a law is unlawful.
(3) Laws define ethics.
(4) To violate an ethics law is unethical.
(5) To commit an unlawful or unethical act is wrong.
(6) Alaska Statute 2952.110(a) is a law.
(7) Alaska Statute 2952.110(a) is an ethics law.
(8) According to the Report Palin was in violation of Alaska Statute 2952.110(a).
(9) Palin is guilty of breaking a law.
(10) Palin is guilty of breaking an ethics law.
(11) Palin acted unlawfully and unethically.
“But,” you say, “she could have fired him any.”
October 13th, 2008 at 7:08 pm“And,” I say, “it doesn’t make any difference. If Alaska Statute 2952.110(a) made it illegal for a prostitute to kill an African-American Police Officer would you still claim she didn’t do any thing wrong, unlawful or unethical? She is, among other things not quite so nice, a CRIMINAL.
The reason why Palin keeps lying is because her English is so poor that she can’t read the 263 page report! This is obvious based on her interviews with Couric, Gibson and others that she was allowed to give. You can’t expect someone to read and comprehend beyond their grade level. After all, the producers of “Are you smarter than a 5th grader?” were going to ask her to be a contestant but passed when they realized that they already knew the answer to that question.
October 13th, 2008 at 7:08 pmSarah:” It is a witch hunt attempt,and if you don’t believe me,ask Bishop Thomas Muthee,master of witch hunting”.
October 13th, 2008 at 7:16 pmMeg Stapleton MUST be related to, married to, shares KoolAide with, is joined at the hip with OR IS Tucker Bounds…
You pick…
Great post about Meg Stapleton today to from Alaska..She’s about to get run out of Anchorage…for good..
http://mudflats.wordpress.com/2008/10/12/stapleton-this-town-aint-big-enough/
October 13th, 2008 at 7:21 pmtom at 34… Hey! I posted the link to that video last week! Carpetbagger!
:)
Bird and Fortune are very well-informed and when either of them says “and I quote…” they provide a genuine quote. Note that both refer to “last summer” meaning the summer of 07. They understood the absurdity of the sub-prime market quite a while before they taped this ‘bit’–I’m guessing they actually had the bones of it by the end of August and taped it in September 07.
October 13th, 2008 at 7:24 pmShe obviously doesn’t know what the meaning of is is.
October 13th, 2008 at 7:43 pmpuuullleeaaase, the wench from the north slope was just found guilty of ethics violations, does it really surprise anyone she’d lie about it?
October 13th, 2008 at 7:48 pmHere we have the nominee for Vice President of the United States, sARAH pALIN, coming out and publicly AND LYING over and over again!
What kind of world do we live in?
And for 8 years we have had non stop Bush, Cheney, Rove, McCain, now Palin, Falafel Bill O’Liely, Rush Lieburger, all the Repuks, wingnutS, lunitic fringe, etc. LYING, LYING, AND MORE LYING!!!
October 13th, 2008 at 9:00 pm#39-Briseadh na Faire Says-IrrElephants
I like it :)
October 13th, 2008 at 9:09 pmBible spice seems to be conviently confused. As has been pointed out, having the power to do something doesn’t mean you have the right.
A policeman may have the power to do many things to you, after all, he has a gun. That doesn’t mean that he can do anything….legally.
She has basically been found guilty of committing a crime. Now we wait to see if she gets prosecuted for it.
October 13th, 2008 at 9:12 pmsarah use to really bring
out the goofy trolls.
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not any more.
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thank you.
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October 13th, 2008 at 9:27 pmYou folks have obviously forgotton all about the multitude of DEmocrats who have used even less credible defenses than Governor Palin!
Does anyone recall “… No controlling legal authority”, hmmmm?
October 13th, 2008 at 9:30 pmMcCain-Palin are LIARS, HYPOCRITES and FRAUDS.
McCain-Palin are LIARS, HYPOCRITES and FRAUDS.
McCain-Palin are LIARS, HYPOCRITES and FRAUDS.
McCain-Palin are LIARS, HYPOCRITES and FRAUDS.
McCain-Palin are LIARS, HYPOCRITES and FRAUDS.
McCain-Palin are LIARS, HYPOCRITES and FRAUDS.
October 13th, 2008 at 9:39 pmGovernor Sarah Palin abused her power by violating Alaska Statute 39.52.11(a) of the Alaska Executive Branch Ethics Act.
“The legislature reaffirms that each public officer holds office as a public trust, and any effort to benefit a personal or financial interest through official action is a violation of that trust.”
Is Palin BRAIN DEAD, DELUSIONAL or a PATHOLOGICAL LIAR? wtf!
October 13th, 2008 at 9:42 pmPalin is ILLITERATE.
She OBVIOUSLY cannot read the 263 page Branchflower Report.
Palin is PATHETIC.
October 13th, 2008 at 9:44 pmTim Vaculik Says:
You folks have obviously forgotton all about the multitude of DEmocrats who have used even less credible defenses than Governor Palin!
Does anyone recall “… No controlling legal authority”, hmmmm?
Hello you scummy little troll, finally decided to crawl out from under your rock, eh?
‘Smatter, pissed you off that she can’t non-speak her way out of this one? She’s a LIAR, refute it if you can
October 13th, 2008 at 9:45 pmThe definition of amorality is an absence of morals. They cannot recognize lies, because they don’t know the difference between the truth and a lie. Rove didn’t invent it–he just gathered them all in one place. And then drove McCain (another one, I may add) to pick Palin–pathological liar, I fear. Just what we need.
October 13th, 2008 at 10:17 pmTim Vaculik Says:
You folks have obviously forgotton all about the multitude of DEmocrats who have used even less credible defenses than Governor Palin!
Does anyone recall “… No controlling legal
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I agree that was weaseling and parsing. What it WASNT was an outright LIE. What Palin tried to get away with WAS. It was saying the sky isnt blue who ya gonna believe me or your lyin eyes?
October 13th, 2008 at 11:16 pmAh … Americans are tired of the WHITE is BLACK, BLACK is WHite, UP is down, DOWN is up bs from these lunatics of the republiCON party.
Just check the story below this one: 90% think the country is going in the right track.
Hello!
Palin is guilty of ethical violations. Period. End of Story.
October 14th, 2008 at 12:03 amWell, except for one more thing: Palin is a LIAR!
oops, meant to say:
“90 percent of voters say country is seriously off track.”
October 14th, 2008 at 12:04 amtim vaculik,
have you ever
made love to
sarah palin?
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hmmm?
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October 14th, 2008 at 12:09 amDoes anyone recall “… No controlling legal authority”, hmmmm?
Just exactly what in the world does something Al Gore said in 1997 that have to do with Palin and her spokespeople lying their asses off?
I’m sure you can explain the connection for us?
October 14th, 2008 at 12:17 amHow do you defend against the smoking gun?
Palin and her spokesperson don’t have a clue. Because of that people respond with laughter at the jaw-dropping buffonery and outright lies. Palin runs the risk of being marginalize much like Dan “Potatoe” Quayle.
October 14th, 2008 at 12:19 amHmm.. “Potatoe Palin”. Catchy. She is about as smart as one after all, especially with the misspelling.
October 14th, 2008 at 12:32 am.
R E M E M B E R:
Meg Stapleton accepts a pay check to purposefully misconstrue facts!
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October 14th, 2008 at 12:48 am.
Tim, Tim, Tim…
… What aspect of Palin’s lie deserves a defense? I mean, I’ll give you the first aspect of your argument. So what if past Democrats have misconstrued facts to suit their agenda and yea, it happens all the time.
Q U E S T I O N:
What part of ETHOS is lost on you that you happen to feel that it is acceptable for Palin to lie? If it is egregious that “OTHER DEmocrats” have done it in the past, why isn’t it egregious that Palin does it too?
CAN YOU SAY LOYALIST PARTISAN HACK?
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October 14th, 2008 at 12:55 amBilbo Hussein Baggins Says:
Can someone here talk me down and tell me why they think that continuing to lie to us is going to somehow help them?
October 13th, 2008 at 5:15 pm
My theory is that they’re trying to make those of us who live in the reality-based world so insane our heads explode – then we can’t vote. (Well, I didn’t say it was a good theory.)
October 14th, 2008 at 1:05 amDallasNE Says:
How do you defend against the smoking gun?
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I guess the weak way Tim did. Quick look over there or over there or anywhere but at the topic. Somewhere somewhen some Dem did something kinda bad WWWWWAAHHHHHHH stop talking about what LIARS the GOP ticket is and talk about some marginal thing some Dem did SOMEWHERE WWWWWAWAAAAAHHHHHH.
October 14th, 2008 at 1:10 amDoes anyone recall:
I am not a crook
18 minutes missing from a tape
there are wmd’s and we know where they are
they will greet us with flowers
this war will pay for itself
cutting taxes for the wealthy will stimulate our economy
deregulation will work for the good of all
there are known knowns, and there are unknown knowns, etc.
The US does not torture
the fundamentals of the economy are strong.
Obama is a muslim
Obama is a terrorist
etc.
any of those lies sound familiar?
October 14th, 2008 at 1:11 amPalin’s Pinocchio and McDepends is an old fart who strings are getting pulled by the GOP. Both are just puppets for Rove and friends and too stupid to realize it
October 14th, 2008 at 1:15 amPalinode: a formal retraction. When are we going to get one from her and the McCain campaign over this? Perhaps that’s the McCain-Palin Reboot 2.0 plan. Go out there and tell everyone you’re sorry for lying and apologize for spreading so much hate. While they’re at it, they should explain whether there is any truth to this other Bridge To Nowhere story.
October 14th, 2008 at 4:11 amCouldn’t bring myself to watch that Bridge To Nowhere story this early in the morning. Her voice is so irritating that I’m thinking on using it for my alarm because I know I would get up just to shut her yapping off.
October 14th, 2008 at 7:44 amIn a report released Friday on the so-called “Troopergate” scandal, the investigator, Stephen Branchflower, said evidence, such as the governor’s decision to reduce the manpower of her security detail, showed that “such claims of fear were not bona fide and were offered to provide cover for the Palins’ real motivation: to get Wooten fired for personal family related reasons.”
October 14th, 2008 at 9:38 amI just don’t understand. The interviewer knows that the report says that Palin’s actions violated the Alaskan ethics rules, and yet she fails to mention that to the Palin representative. The Palin representative tells a bald faced lie, and the interviewer just accepts it. One need not wonder why most Americans have lost any respective for network journalism.
October 14th, 2008 at 9:43 amIn a desperate attempt to spin this mess, Palin is now claiming that the Troopergate investigation clears her of any wrongdoing, which it does not. We can’t afford eight more years of another administration that abuses their power. Sign this petition urging Palin to stop the lies and walk the ethics reform talk by removing herself from the presidential ticket now: http://go.care2.com/17292327
October 14th, 2008 at 5:45 pmO.K, explain the exact thing that Governor Palin said that she knew to be a falsehood. Any takers?
I still don’t get where she lied…
I guess I shouldn’t be surprised at what you folks say, most of you believe the Presiodent lied about the war when this is simply not true at all.
Just keep repeating YOUR lies (and Obama’s lies) and aome people will be fooled!
October 14th, 2008 at 8:42 pmthe Lone Voice of Reason,
Your point of attack is classic smear – “I’ll accuse you or someone else of lying, but I don’t have to back it up! In fact, you have to prove to me that you didn’t lie!”
George Orwell would be proud.
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