John Kerry's Bullsh*t

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I'm writing a pretty important timed essay tomorrow on BULLSH*T, and I need a good political statement to analyze.  I was thinking about something from John Kerry (god knows there's enough out there...)

So if anyone could give me a great example of a statement that could be considered bullsh*t, preferrably a political one whether's it from Kerry or not, I would greatly appreciate it.

When I say "bullsh**t," this is what I'm talking about.
"Bullsh**tting involves a kind of bluff.  It is closer to bluffing, surely, than to telling a lie.  But what is implied concerning its nature by the fact that it is more like the former than it is the latter? Just what is the relevant difference between a bluff and a lie?

Lying and bluffing are both modes of misrepresentation or deception. Now, the concept most central to the distinctive nature of a lie is that of falsity. Bullsh**tting, unlike plain lying, is more especially a matter not of falsity but of fakery."

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"I did not have sexual relations with that woman -- Miss Lewinsky...."

William Jefferson Clinton, January 1998

Whenever Richard Nixon was asked a difficult question that he didn't want to answer, he responded with "I'm glad you asked that question."

FDR was a master of bullsh**t, actually.  You could find reams of it if you looked at some of his statements.  One of the best was his contention that his court packing plan was based on his desire to alleviate the workloads of older justices.

His twisting and turning regarding the issue of Lend Lease to Russia after the Nazis invaded them was another good one.  He was trying to get Congress to give him the authority to extend Lend Lease, which had originally been passed specifically to help the British, to any country whose security was deemed essential to the security of the United States.  When someone asked him if he deemed the security of the Soviet Union to be essential to the United States, he answered with, "Oh, ask me another question, such as 'How old is Ann?'"


I don't know if any of this will help you, but I'm pretty tired, and I'm trying, man.

either gonna use one of these or that one from deLay. the latter really is golden -- it's almost like deLay is trying to deceive us not about his beliefs, but his enterprise. which is perfect.

the FDR court-stacking quote (just looked it up) looks great too. thanks.

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thanks guys, essay went well

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haha i made the wrong face


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