Saturday, August 21, 2010

History Does Not Lie - Unless It Is Being Invented by Republicans

Paul Krugman

"When you consistently irritate the hard right in the United States as I do, you quickly get used to the steady stream of accusations that you're lying, simply because you didn't present the facts in a way that suits the commenter. If I write, 'The economy added 236,000 jobs a month under Bill Clinton,' the responses from conservatives will range from 'That's a lie! Krugman doesn't mention the dot-com bubble!' to 'That's cherry-picking! What about Jimmy Carter?'"

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