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There was a debate????
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Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
I believe that Cheney believed, in his heart of hearts, that he had never met Edwards before last night, so in that sense, you are correct that he was not lying, since he did not have an intent to deceive.
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I will agree with this wholeheartedly. I think Edwards made so little of an impression on him that he really didn't think that they'd met. Any interaction that they had was probably wasn't particularly meaningful or memorable to Cheney.
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The real problem is that he was misinformed -- uninformed, really -- and relied on his faulty memory and didn't bother to check. That sort of sloppy arrogance seems to be par for the course with Cheney, who has a real problem with the truth.
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I think the real problem is that he knew or should have known that a statement like that one would have sent every blogger in the 'verse out for photographs, quotes and convenient talk show hosts/pundits to prove him mistaken or, dare I say it, a liar. Before making a statement like that he should have been dead certain that the pictures that have been floating around all day weren't gonig to bite him in the ass. He could have easily have said something like "before today, I've never interacted with you in any way having to do with your being in the Senate (over which I preside)." But he made it an absolute "I've never met you before," which is very easy to refute and bolsters the image that he has as being fairly cavalier with facts.
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Last edited by Replaced_Texan; 10-06-2004 at 04:36 PM..
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