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[theweaselking]

"Libya, Lebanon, what's the difference, they're all Those Foreign Places Full Of Brown People" says American presidential candidate

"If I don't know the difference, that's God's fault. He's to blame for my ignorance".

(That second one is a direct paraphrase without distortion. The first is what he SAID without meaning to say. That second is WHAT HE ACTUALLY SAID.)

Comments

[marlowe1.livejournal.com]

Oh Rick Perry. He's so much funnier now that he has no chance of becoming president.

[houseboatonstyx.livejournal.com]

I despise those Republicans, but putting out a false quote is not okiay, even if you retract it later. What they REALLY say and do is bad enough.

[theweaselking.livejournal.com]

I don't think you really understand the point of "Shorter NAME GOES HERE:" and it's corollaries. Or the difference between me and news.

[houseboatonstyx.livejournal.com]

Shorter Weaselking: "Don't like lies? You're dumb."

[theweaselking.livejournal.com]

Who the fuck are you, again? I mean, I occasionally get some really fucking thick commenters on here, but relatively few stick around for years, apparently oblivious to the fact that I will happily stick quotation marks around a paraphrase while linking to the actual statement, and a direct quote is usually called out as "yes that is a direct quote", before complaining that I'm "lying" because I once again translated asshole-to-English when linking the statement in the original asshole.

So 'Shorter Weaselking: "Think this is a *lie*? You're unclear on the meaning of the word. And it's a simple fucking word, so you not being clear about it is sad."' is actually a lot closer.

[matgb]

"not okiay"

What language is this?

[tisiphone.livejournal.com]

If god wanted him to know the difference between two modern-day nations, he'd have put it in the bible.

Sigh

[disgruntledgrrl.livejournal.com]

We'll never get rid of him.


Maybe we can secede and pass a few "ass hole" laws.

We actually have a few of what we call "dumbass" laws. Like you cannot sign away your rights no matter how well written the contract is.

[torrain.livejournal.com]

I always figured that was less to protect dumbasses and more a recognition of what the construct of contracts inherently don't have authority to change.