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Originally Posted by Osem
Damien being biased about something doesn't make you necessarily wrong does it? I mean the Democrats were biased in favour of Clinton weren't they? Is their take on his presidency any more valid? The quotes are in the article aren't they?
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Yes, but the context of the quotes and what they represent are important. You can make amazingly untrue statements without every having to utter a untrue word. You can take a quote out of context, you can add your own content, and you can neglate to mention over important facts.
So no, being biased does not make you wrong, but it does diminish your credibility. So you should always be very wary and distrustful of a biased source of information.
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Yes it's human nature to make mistakes but does that make lying about those mistakes OK?
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No, It's politics however and everything is spun, filtered, and organised for public perception.
Everyone is Washington is throwing mud at each other, and they all are guilty. It's not right but it is not unique to Clinton or any other politician. They all have to play the game to stay in it.
Look at the massive campaign that said the Clintons were responsible for someone’s death. Totally fictitious but it was a useful slur for his political opponents.
John Kerry voted for bills and then against them after the contents of the bill had changed (not uncommon), he admitted it and explained why he longer supported such bills. Yet, The Bush Campaign attacked him for 'flip-flopping' it was one of the most effective negative slurs against Kerry and people believed it, Kerry’s explanation was not given any real media time.
The truth can kill you in politics, the media and the public is too wrapped up in simple right/wrong good/bad issues and the complexities of a issue gets ignored in favour of public moral outage. Telling people you do not have all the answers, that you would like to do something but it’s difficult and complex, and that there is no magic fix for any issue is a sure-fire election loser.
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Originally Posted by Osem
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I am not saying Clinton was perfect, I do not have the time to trail though every website, every accusation of lying, incompetence, mistake or underhanded tactic. I am sure there are examples of all of those. I am just saying he did good things as well and a lot of people seem to think so.
Here are some of the things he did:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Cl...3.E2.80.932001