tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21660941.post6502728502883113742..comments2024-02-17T18:51:24.318+00:00Comments on Havering On: The Language of ResignationRichard Havershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309594787689405779noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21660941.post-38157520404160247122007-08-01T16:35:00.000+01:002007-08-01T16:35:00.000+01:00I just love the fictional question Rob, and feel c...I just love the fictional question Rob, and feel certain that it will be asked and answered in just such a way before too long.<BR/><BR/>As the Manic Street Preachers once said....this is my truth, tell me yours.Richard Havershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309594787689405779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21660941.post-13290074837788165962007-08-01T16:25:00.000+01:002007-08-01T16:25:00.000+01:00In the US it's called 'truthiness'--which is a new...In the US it's called 'truthiness'--which is a newly-coined term used by politicians that seems to mean telling a lie in such a way that it isn't actually a lie. The best form of truthiness is the simple "I do not recall".<BR/><BR/>Then you have Bill Clinton saying that it all depends on what your definition of "is" is.<BR/><BR/>Another example (fictional but possible): <BR/><BR/>Question: "Do you think the troops will be out of Iraq by the end of the twenty-first century?"<BR/><BR/>Govt. spokesman: "Questions such as this do nothing more than embolden the enemies who serve to destroy us."<BR/><BR/>Not only do you not answer the question, but you phrase your non-answer in such a way as to cast doubt on the loyalty and patriotism of the questioner.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com