Other blogs have covered several aspects of the following exchange between uberliberal Cenk Uygur and reluctant conservative Andrew Breitbart: I want to focus on a very small portion of this video because it's a tactic that is used all too often by the left, and particularly by liberals in the media. Specifically, I have seen numerous instances where a liberal host casually drops a statement that is demonstrably false. When they are inevitably interrupted, they complain about being interrupted, shout down their opposition, and if necessary, change the subject or call for a break. Most importantly, they never address whether or not the initial claim was true. At 2:54, emotionlessly and without missing a beat, Uygur casually lies to his audience, "Now, there were people who spat on those congressmen." Not only is the claim unverified as Uygur later tries to claim,
How a Lie Becomes the Accepted Narrative
How a Lie Becomes the Accepted Narrative
How a Lie Becomes the Accepted Narrative
Other blogs have covered several aspects of the following exchange between uberliberal Cenk Uygur and reluctant conservative Andrew Breitbart: I want to focus on a very small portion of this video because it's a tactic that is used all too often by the left, and particularly by liberals in the media. Specifically, I have seen numerous instances where a liberal host casually drops a statement that is demonstrably false. When they are inevitably interrupted, they complain about being interrupted, shout down their opposition, and if necessary, change the subject or call for a break. Most importantly, they never address whether or not the initial claim was true. At 2:54, emotionlessly and without missing a beat, Uygur casually lies to his audience, "Now, there were people who spat on those congressmen." Not only is the claim unverified as Uygur later tries to claim,