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 this is rule number one in this section.
we all understand that when you come across a tempting rumour spending a couple of minutes checking to see how accurate it is can be utterly exhausting. so relax, facts are pesky little things best treated as optional.
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1.  astonysh (1894) | 4 months ago |  Firstly I would remark that in the best of all possible worlds (Leibnitz lives - see Voltaire's Candide) this would not happen. 90% of all rumours out there are just that. If they turn into fact you will never hear the last of them. Actually one of the constantly repeated subjects on MyLot is the repetition of an unsubstantiated rumour on the guilty until proved innocent principle, but anyway ...
Secondly, it would be really such an improvement on this discussion board if people would actually start offering positive alternatives to what is being offered out there, rather than all the negative sniping (much of which cannot be substantiated).
Sticking to American politics (OK - I am not American), I saw Tim Pawlenty being interviewed yesterday. He was actually offering positive alternatives on a number of issues - in an intelligent, articulate fashion. Why the American Republican Party doesn't embrace him as the best candidate they have got is an interesting question.
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 jb78000 (1807) | 4 months ago | you've possibly answered that question. intelligent, articulate and positive? he's not going to last long. | |
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| jb78000 (1807) | 4 months ago | actually they are pests. i have developed some 'factspray' which i am willing to sell at a discount to anyone who has noticed facts sneaking into their posts. | |
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| ZephyrSun (3506) | 4 months ago |  Oh...I know several here that could use that. You know when they twist the facts and sorta have them right but, not completely. Think it will work on that? LOL
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| jb78000 (1807) | 4 months ago | they might not want it when glittering careers as tabloid reporters await | |
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| ZephyrSun (3506) | 4 months ago | Don't ya mean wnd.com? LOL | |
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| jb78000 (1807) | 4 months ago | you don't get much more reliable than wnd. the onion maybe, but few other sources. | |
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| jb78000 (1807) | 4 months ago | yes, that is also very important | |
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| dawnald (10177) | 2 months ago |  I hoppy about the best response.:-)
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6.  ParaTed2k (4591) | 4 months ago |  True, "facts" don't always live up to their title. But there is something worse than "facts" that don't live up to their name, that is actual facts that The Central Committee tried to keep from seeing the light of day before they rammed a bill through without being read.
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| jb78000 (1807) | 4 months ago | well yes, you should take everything you read with a pinch of salt. however on the whole a rumour can be checked. | |
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| ParaTed2k (4591) | 4 months ago | But if the bill is rammed through without giving anyone a chance to read or discuss it... the facts come too late. | |
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| jb78000 (1807) | 4 months ago | ah, that's something different ted. i'm not going to argue the rights and wrongs of this one, what i was having a go at was posting rumours that are inaccurate and can very easily be checked. | |
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