Scholars and political strategists say the ferocious Bush assault on Kerry this spring has been extraordinary, both for the volume of attacks and for the liberties the president and his campaign have taken with the facts. Though stretching the truth is hardly new in a political campaign, they say the volume of negative charges is unprecedented -- both in speeches and in advertising.
The Bush Administration taking liberties with the facts? The Post is shocked, shocked. Say it isn't so!
Here's a simple rule-of-thumb for evaluating pronoucements from the Buch Adminsitration, a rule that the Ivory Madonna learned long ago and has applied since, to her great benefit and vast amusement:
Absolutely everything that the Bush Administration says is a lie.
You may recognize this as a paraphrase of Dave Barry's rule about evaluating the veracity of the electronic media: "Absolutely everything you see on television is wrong." That particular rule is still as valid as ever.
I post this law in order to help poor innocents like the Washington Post to avoid being taken by surprise in the future.
M.
The Ivory Madonna's story is told in Dance for the Ivory Madonna by Don Sakers.
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