Monday, January 4, 2010

DeMint Falsely Accuses Obama of "Never Saying Terror"


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You've got to wonder. Don't politicians think anybody will check to see if they're lying or not? I mean, I know that much of the media won't do it, but there's Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Saturday Night Live, Keith Olbermann, Rachel Maddow. . .blogs. . .Google. . .

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Conservatives Should Learn To Google Before Claiming Obama Doesn’t Use The Words ‘Terror’ Or ‘Terrorism’

. . .But Cheney’s ridiculous attack wasn’t the only barb launched by conservatives at Obama over things he supposedly doesn’t say. Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) complained both yesterday and today that Obama is not “willing to use the word” terror. As the Plum Line’s Greg Sargent pointed out, DeMint’s claim has no merit. Similarly, The New Republic’s Editor-in-Chief Marty Peretz rejoiced on his blog yesterday that Obama “finally” used “the word ‘terror’” in his weekly address on Saturday. . .

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