A. Barton Hinkle: Bush Lied. So Did Obama.

Back during the Vietnam War, the Pentagon’s PR
guy, Arthur Sylvester, told a group of reporters: “Look, if you
think any American official is going to tell you the truth, then
you’re stupid. Did you hear that? Stupid.” Sylvester was being too
harsh, writes A. Barton Hinkle. Americans are pretty sharp when it
comes to picking up on lies told by the other side. If they believe
the lies told by their own side, Hinkle adds, it’s not because
they’re imbeciles. It’s because they want to.

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