Subj : Re: Chelsea
To   : Mike Powell
From : Jeff Thiele
Date : Wed Sep 28 2022 19:56:24

On 28 Sep 2022, Mike Powell said the following...
 MP> > Being able to reconsider one's statements when presented with evidence t
 MP> > the contrary is a sign of intelligence and maturity. Doubling down on on
 MP> > lies is the opposite of being able to reconsider one's statements when
 MP> > presented with evidence to the contrary. Trump is the King of Doubling D
 MP> >  MP> See the difference?
 MP> > Yep.
 MP> What is it when you lie about your educational background, get called out
 MP> on it by the press, and are forced to suspend a run for President over
 MP> it, then, years later, when you are running for President again, you
 MP> repeat the same lie?

Biden made inaccurate statements about his education in 1987. After being
called out on it, he admitted the inaccuracies and released his transcripts
as proof.

But he never repeated it. The Trump campaign dug up the old footage of Biden
being called out on his innacuracies in 2020, adding a claim that "Joe Biden
has been lying about his personal life for decades," but there is no proof
that Biden has ever misrepresented his education after 1987.

https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/may/07/ad-watch-fact-checking-video-abo
ut-bidens-academic/
(https://tinyurl.com/yeym3cn9)

 MP> It sure isn't "reconsider(ing) one's statements when presented with
 MP> evidence to the contrary," or "intelligent," or "mature."  I am pretty
 MP> sure it is called lying and, since he's done it at least twice, I'd call
 MP> that doubling down.

He reconsidered his statements when presented with evidence to the contrary,
shared that evidence with the public, and has not made the same mistake since.

 MP> But I am pretty sure I will be told otherwise.

Yep, because your information is wrong. I've presented evidence above.

 MP> P.S.  It could actually be "intelligent" if he knows that the electorate
 MP> and the press have both been dumbed down over the years.

Except that there's no evidence that he ever repeated the misinformation
since 1987.

Jeff.

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