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In response to "Jindal Admits Katrina Story Was False -- (link)" by con_carne

Political planners are having trouble catching up to the fact that it's hard to get away with blatant lies these days.

Posted by David (aka David) Feb 27 '09, 14:47

I always thought this was a highly underrated strength of Obama's campaign. They appreciated the value of transparency.

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Why do they still do this? I'm looking at Clinton's sniper fire story too. -- nm - Dano Feb 27, 15:00
Jindal's only 37 so I don't know what his excuse would be. -- nm - Reagen Feb 27, 14:56 7
- The would-be jump to the national stage trips up a lot of people. -- nm - David Feb 27, 15:01 4
  - And of course, he still has a ton of time. Remember, Bill's speech in 1988 to the national convention was so bad, he was thought to be done - Will Hunting Feb 27, 15:13 3
    - "and in conclusion . . . " *applause* -- nm - alpine misanthrope Feb 27, 15:25
    - this is before the 24 Hr News Cycle and the Blogsphere. -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 27, 15:21
    - the three-day-long speech? -- nm - Beryllium Feb 27, 15:14
- "I am a banana." - Beryllium Feb 27, 14:57
- I didnt lie, I just didnt tell the whole truth. I misspoke. I was in error. -- nm - tRuMaN Feb 27, 14:57
its like they don't think video lasts more than a day -- nm - crash davis Feb 27, 14:48

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