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He said he met a 13 y/o but the translator said he didn't. I can't believe that he met a 13 y/o factory worker who spoken English. I wish people would stop ex
by tablescraps 15y ago
He said he met a 13 y/o but the translator said he didn't.
I can't believe that he met a 13 y/o factory worker who spoken English.
I wish people would stop excusing his bullshit. This goes way beyond 'stretching'.
- georgieporgie 15y agoUh. I think I clearly delineated between what seems to be a blatant lie (meeting a 12 year old) versus artistic license or stretching the truth, which is what much of the rest of it was. If you listen to the latest TAL you'll hear what I mean. It's conceivable (though very unlikely) that he met a 13 year old -- while the interpreter was distracted -- who spoke enough English to say she was 13. However, when Ira asks him directly whether the supposed 13 year old said her friend was 12, or if he just assumed (i.e. fabricated) that she was, he has no answer. It's the one place where he has absolutely nowhere to go: he can't claim artistic license with retelling of factual news reports, and he can't claim the interpreter simply wasn't listening at the time, he simply talked himself into a corner.