Monday, March 19, 2012

Obama’s whopper about Rutherford B. Hayes and the telephone

Obama’s whopper about Rutherford B. Hayes and the telephone - The Washington Post
The Pinocchio Test

It’s bad enough for one president to knock another one for not being on Mount Rushmore, but it’s particularly egregious to do so based on incorrect information.
....Our final ruling was swayed in the end by this:
The president in particular has a responsibility to get historical facts right, and in this case he got them completely backwards.
Obama mocked Hayes for “looking backwards ... not looking forwards.”
In reality, Hayes embraced the new technology.
He should be an Obama hero, not a skunk.
Hayes is dead and buried, but he deserves an apology.

Four Pinocchios

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