How many "synonyms" for the word LIE have we heard lately???

[Dirty Hippie]

Dick Gephardt - Factual Lapse
Ted Kennedy - Glaring Blunder

Care to add??

Husband to wife - "No dear, I did not lie to you when I said I worked late at the office it was just a 'factual lapse'."

[Allah Akbar]

1. I thought this article had a good take on that question

and was kind of funny too!

http://tvnewslies.org/html/lying_redefined.html

LIE: THE DEFINITIONS

-n. 1. a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood.

2. something intended or serving to convey a false impression; imposture:

3. an inaccurate or false statement.

-v.t. 1. to speak falsely or utter untruth knowingly, as with intent to deceive.

2. to express what is false; convey a false impression.


In their efforts to refrain from calling a lie a lie, the media and the Bush/PNAC group have used more “tactful” terms to avoid the obvious. The following are among the most creative words used

exaggerate - As in exaggerate the threat that Iraq posed, as in Iraq was not quite the threat to the U.S. that we were led to believe. (This term is most common replacement for “lie.”)
misled - As in the president had deliberately misled this nation into war, as in the president lied about the reasons we went to war.
twist - As in twisted intelligence, as in lied about the conclusions of the intelligence reports so as not to represent truthfully the findings of the reports.
misstate- As in Bush made misstatements on Iraq WMDs, as in Bush made mistruths, as in Bush lied. (This one is my favorite!)
overstretch the fact - As in overstretching the fact about Iraq, as in overdoing it in trying to come up with another term for lying.
distort some evidence - As in distort some evidence so that the truth about the evidence is not disclosed
bluffed - As in Powell bluffed the UN, as in Powell lied to the UN.
manipulating - As in Ex-CIA Accuse Bush of Manipulating Iraq Evidence, as in manipulating/tampering with evidence is a crime in itself.
credibility gap - As Bush’s credibility gap. As in no credibility. As in the boy who cried wolf. As in the boy who lied about the wolf. As in the boy president who lied about Iraq, and about everything else. You will see this term all over. The phrases that will be uttered in conjunction when discussing the Bush/PNAC administration will be credibility gap, terror, axis of evil and WMDs. When I discuss them I will associate the phrases damn liars, war, unemployment, environmental disaster, anti-Americanism, and overall gloom!
overselling - As in overselling the facts. CNN has adopted this term.
facts overlooked - As in facts overlooked in lieu of lies told. This is getting silly!
misrepresented - As in misrepresented lies as truths.
claim had flawed origin - As in Bush Claim on Iraq Had Flawed Origin as in this one takes the cake!!!
overstated - As in Blair `overstated' Iraq claims as in Blair & `overstated' Iraq claims as in Blair and Bush lied about Iraq claims
overplaying - As in overplaying the threat of Iraqi weapons capabilities, as in even Tony Blair is Teflon when it comes to the term liar!
factual error - As in White House Admits Factual Error in State of Union Address, as in a when you are aware something is a factual error and you say it anyway you are lying!
goofed up - As in Bush goofed up on Iraq as in Bush lied about Iraq!
More to come - Stay tuned.

[markbark]

2. Quite a number....

especially from the folks who berated the Big Dog for wondering what the definition of "is" was.....

Classic cognitive dissonance from the ridiculous right.

--MAB

[Cocoa]

3. we need more words for these people

like the Inuit have 50 words for snow.

[otohara]

4. intentional foot-dragging

per Gov. Kean today