Speier Gets Applause In Sondland Testimony | Talking Points Memo

[arawak]

Only 5 Pinocchios on a daily basis. Arrgh. The president tells the best lies. The most lies. The bigliest lies.

Those lazy, never-tRump reporters at the Jeff-Bozo-Amazon-Washington-Post.

[skippyflipjack]

@gailefranz

Given the time restraints, what could she have answered?

It was good as an ad-lib but I just don’t get subsequent coverage and retweets about what a burn it was.

[skippyflipjack]

@bankerpup

I appreciate that those not familiar with the WaPo pinocchios would cringe.

I’m familiar with the pinocchios. My reaction stands.

@bankerpup

and also its need to artificially balance the statements it assesses.

Yeah this is very true. Whenever they have those “x lies more than y” assessments they paper over the distortion inherent in selecting which statements to assess. (This doesn’t apply to Trump however. Literally half the things that come out of his mouth are false.)

[dannydorko]

@dogselfie

Their Pinocchio scale would have to be expanded from 5 to 11 to cover to the evasions & distortions on the GOP side.

I’m sorry but I’m going to have to give you one Pinocchio. Their Pinocchio scale would have to be expanded to at least 100 for the purpose you mentioned.

[bankerpup]

WaPo now has a bottomless/infinite pinocchio for this very purpose.

[prometheus_bic]

@the_loan_arranger

acting President would be more appropriate,

acting Resident would be even more appropriate