George W. Bush “Failed to Tell the Truth?” What the Hell Does That Mean?

[Jester_11218]

George W. Bush “Failed to Tell the Truth?” What the Hell Does That Mean?

A while back I wrote an editorial highlighting the many euphemisms being used by the media and Bush apologists alike so that they can avoid pointing out the obvious; George W. Bush is a chronic lier. He and his administration lie with virtually every statement on virtually every issue. Keep in mind part of the definition of the word lie includes the notion of leaving someone with a false impression.

But with all the euphemisms for lying “failed to tell the truth” takes the cake! This is the new buzz phrase surrounding the new Bob Woodward book about George W. Bush. With all the lying exposed by this book the best this so called journalist can do when it comes out to finally telling the public that they are being led by the most dishonest American administration in history is to express the apologist notion that George W. Bush was really trying to tell the truth, but he simply failed. As if he fought to tell the truth and just did not know how! (By the way, if Bob Woodward was a real journalist he would have been reporting his discoveries AS HE DISCOVERED THEM…not after the irreversible damage has occurred!)

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[hippiechick]

1. It means HE LIED.

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[napi21]

2. ALL lawyers do this all the time!

I know I was amazed when I was first involved with our legal system. They all seem to speak a different language than I do. Clips like "that statement is not truthful.", "That's inaccurate." All of those things mean "LIES!" but that little word is never mentioned inside a legal group.

I have no idea why the word lie has disappeared from our every day language, but it has, and the media has Picked up on the same tactic.

[Igel]

5. For good reason.

"Lie" entails intent.

"He's lying" implies that he's not saying things that are true and he knows they're not true; it also usually means he wants us to believe false things to be true.

"He's not truthful" means he's not saying things that are true; it's agnostic as to whether or not he knows their false.

Showing something isn't true can be trivial; showing the rest of the semantics packed into the word holds can be a bit tougher.

[colonel odis]

3. it means his lips were moving.

[Montauk6]

4. He was remiss in not being accurate.