Subj : Re: Chelsea
To   : JEFF THIELE
From : Mike Powell
Date : Thu Sep 29 2022 16:37:00

> 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.

That is not reconsidering statements when presented with evidence to the
contrary, that is getting caught lying and having to walk it back.

> 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.

He repeated part of the education lie later than that, during a talk about
HBCUs during the lead up to the 2020 election.

>  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.

Evidence to the contrary in this case means he got caught.  It was a lie
about his own education.  How could he not know what his educational
background was?  How could he not know that the story he told as part of
his life story was not his?

If he was telling stories about someone else, you might be able to use the
"presented with evidence to the contrary" line, but these were lies he told
about HIS OWN LIFE.

That is like me claiming to be doctor, being told I am not, and then
claiming that I have been "presented with evidence" that I am not a doctor
so it was not a lie.

The only way that is not a lie is if I have dementia or some other mental
problem and have lost track of reality.


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