Lies keep going, even after the truth catches up
January 18, 2013 Leave a Comment
Almost 10 years ago, I wrote a column about malicious lies about Congress and presidents being spread on the Internet.
Tonight, I came across one of the very lies I wrote about still being spread on Facebook, albeit in a slightly different form.
That decade-old column began:
Mark Twain said, “A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.” And that was before the Internet.
Apparently, even after the truth has put on its shoes and caught up with the lie, the lie still wins the race.
Look, I am no defender of Congress, especially this particular Congress. But nothing is served by criticizing anyone or anything with lies. There is enough real crap to indict Congress on (especially the current one) without dragging up discredited material from more than a decade ago.
I’m running my column after the jump. Compare the middle section to the link above to see exactly what I’m talking about.
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