I haven't read it actually, but "most anything" pretty much has to be an opinion if you can't quantify the "anything." But that *was* a pretty huge whopper and offhand I think they are right.
On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 8:21 AM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: > > Nope, I am saying its opinion what they consider to be 'lie of the > year'. You can scatter facts around an op/ed piece, but that does not > make it NOT op/ed. > > On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 11:19 AM, Dana <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I'd call it fact-checking, myself. Well, perhaps the "lie of the year" > piece > > was opinion. It's hard to see "most untrue" as anything but opinion. But > you > > seem to be saying that it's not untrue at all? That it's an opinion that > > there are no death panels? > > > > On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 5:00 AM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> > >> And because people cited it, it makes it more reputable? > >> > >> This was an op/ed piece. > >> > >> Op/ed != news > >> > >> On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 12:57 AM, Dana <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > > >> > Actually that site was cited many times during the election. > >> > > >> > On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 9:39 PM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > > >> >> > >> >> Wow.. the St Petersburg Times, I am impressed. > >> >> > >> >> Nothing more than an opinion piece - not really any more news worthy > >> >> content at that link than any threads on this list. > >> >> > >> >> On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 8:13 PM, Larry C. Lyons < > [email protected]> > >> >> wrote: > >> >> > > >> >> > The votes are in and the results are obvious and don't need a > recount, > >> >> > Sara Palin had the lie of the year with her Death Panels comment. > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > >> > http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2009/dec/18/politifact-lie-year-death-panels/ > >> >> > > >> >> > I bet all the republican fanbois are frothing at the mouth. > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > >> >> > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:309627 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
