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Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
Hank, my clients understand that this is a new world now. We don't worry about "documents" and "testimony" and "facts" and things like that. While the other side is litigating about discernible reality, that's not the way we're doing business anymore. When we act, we create our own reality. And while you're taking discovery about that reality -- judiciously, as you will -- we'll act again, creating other new realities, which you can litigate about too, and that's how things will sort out. We're history's actors, and you, all of you, will be left to just study what we do.
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Today's media understands the world as well. They learned from the Administration's, and CBS', profound mistake of "presenting evidence," as in each case that evidence may turn out to be wrong, or at least disprovable.
No, today's media understand the limits of evidence, and the power of ..... inFLECTion?
Does Hank spend his spare time pleasuring GOP contributors? Sure, there may be little evidence for those who haven't looked for it, but the reeeeeal value lies in asking the question. For about 5 weeks or so. Then we'll let the public decide.*
* (c) 2005 Steven Colbert, TDS
