What is the difference ?

[kentuck]

In calling a lie a lie and in calling something which is not a lie a lie? I just heard a radio talk host on KOA mention that Barack Obama, in his speech, was calling everyone a "liar" about the "death panels" etc, but then everyone gets all angry because a Congressman calls the President a "liar". They see no difference. It's all part of their political "game". There should be no distinction between truth and lies.

[damntexdem]

1. First of all, the Congressional etiquette is to not interrupt a presidential joint-session speech.

Then there is calling lies what they are, as the President did; that differs from stating a specific person is lying.

Then there is the distinction between lies and truth, between calling someone out for lying versus claiming that someone is lying when they're telling the truth.