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Rebutting Donald's lie implicit in using the word "invasion" doesn't make what Jim Acosta asked a political opinion. It's not an invasion, and that's not a mat
by Frondo 8y ago
Rebutting Donald's lie implicit in using the word "invasion" doesn't make what Jim Acosta asked a political opinion.
It's not an invasion, and that's not a matter of politics, that's a statement of fact.
As an analogy, if Donald said that the sky is green, that's not a matter of politics, that's a lie. Calling him out on it doesn't turn the color of the sky into a matter of politics.
This is also at the heart of the argument that journalists aren't and shouldn't be stenographers -- if there's a lie out there, the people with the platform should be calling it one, not just reporting that it is merely a statement someone has made.