red states rule
05-24-2010, 04:47 AM
Now the spin starts to provide Richard Blumenthal the cover he needs
In the world of liberals, Republicans lie - Democrats misspeak
White-out is the new black: Loren Elliotte Friedman was recently suspended from the practice of law after a 2002 incident in which he improved his first-year transcripts from the University of Chicago law school to get a coveted summer job with the law firm Sidley Austin.
Lying starts young, and experts suggest that it might even be part of what makes us human.
“In the normal developmental process — beginning in early childhood — the discovery that one can lie is a significant advance in personal growth and development,” said Jay S. Kwawer, director of the William Alanson White Institute of Psychiatry, Psychoanalysis and Psychology in New York. From the age of 4, the ability to say, “It wasn’t me,” or more complex confabulations, he said, “fuels the development of fantasy life, creativity, and is often at the core of play and drama: ‘I can fly!’ ‘Bang, bang, you’re dead!’ ‘Let’s play house.’ ”
In other words, lying is the foundation of fiction itself. “Within certain normal limits, there’s nothing pathological about that at all,” he said.
As we grow up, we find that small lies become an essential part of the day, said Paul Begala, a former aide to President Bill Clinton. “Telling your mother-in-law you love her casserole is a lie, but the harm is zero and the intent is noble, so it’s a good lie,” he said.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/23/weekinreview/23schwartz.html
In the world of liberals, Republicans lie - Democrats misspeak
White-out is the new black: Loren Elliotte Friedman was recently suspended from the practice of law after a 2002 incident in which he improved his first-year transcripts from the University of Chicago law school to get a coveted summer job with the law firm Sidley Austin.
Lying starts young, and experts suggest that it might even be part of what makes us human.
“In the normal developmental process — beginning in early childhood — the discovery that one can lie is a significant advance in personal growth and development,” said Jay S. Kwawer, director of the William Alanson White Institute of Psychiatry, Psychoanalysis and Psychology in New York. From the age of 4, the ability to say, “It wasn’t me,” or more complex confabulations, he said, “fuels the development of fantasy life, creativity, and is often at the core of play and drama: ‘I can fly!’ ‘Bang, bang, you’re dead!’ ‘Let’s play house.’ ”
In other words, lying is the foundation of fiction itself. “Within certain normal limits, there’s nothing pathological about that at all,” he said.
As we grow up, we find that small lies become an essential part of the day, said Paul Begala, a former aide to President Bill Clinton. “Telling your mother-in-law you love her casserole is a lie, but the harm is zero and the intent is noble, so it’s a good lie,” he said.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/23/weekinreview/23schwartz.html