Truthiness will not die

[Alan Baragona]

By contrast, on MS-NBC's "Countdown" with Keith Olbermann, Maureen Dowd got
it right, saying "it was fantastic to see Oprah stand up for truth, as
opposed to truthiness."

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11060546/

Alan Baragona


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From: "Jonathan Lighter" <wuxxmupp2000 at YAHOO.COM>
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Sent: Friday, January 27, 2006 8:20 AM
Subject: Re: Truthiness will not die


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> "Oprah strikes a blow for truthiness" ?
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>  Isn't that a stupidism for "Oprah strikes a blow *against* truthiness" ?
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>  JL
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> Benjamin Zimmer <bgzimmer at BABEL.LING.UPENN.EDU> wrote:
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> Oprah's renunciation of James Frey has given "truthiness" another shot
> in the arm...
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> http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11044071/
> Oprah strikes a blow for truthiness
> Do facts really matter? Ask Winfrey, James Frey or Stephen Colbert
> COMMENTARY By Jon Bonné MSNBC
> Updated: 11:29 p.m. ET Jan. 26, 2006
> I will later regret having ever typed these words, but here goes:
> Stephen Colbert was right. Truthiness reigns.
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> Larry King also mentioned "truthiness" on his show about Frey, though
> he attributed to Frank Rich (is Larry King next on Colbert's "Dead to
> Me" list?).
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> http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0601/26/lkl.01.html
> RADZIWILL: I mean, I think we've gotten so used to being lied to, that
> we don't even recognize it when we read it. So, yes, it would be in a
> perfect world, we'd be talking about, you know, other lies.
> Unfortunately, we're talking about Mr. Frey's lies.
> KING: Truthiness, as Frank Rich calls it.
> RADZIWILL: Yes.
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> --Ben Zimmer
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