This deserves to stand alongside other noteworthies, such as:
? John Kerry’s “I actually voted for the $87 billion before I voted against it.”
? Hillary Clinton’s “We’re going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good.”
? The New York Times‘ “fake but accurate”
? Riboberta Mench?’s “Certain lies are good,” and
? Greenpeace’s “[INSERT ALARMIST AND ARMAGEDDONIST FACTOID HERE].”
Here’s the newest:
Anyone who describes Islam as a religion as intolerant encourages violence,” [Pakistan] Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Tasnim Aslam said.
I think it approaches the elegance of Sandinistas’ explanation for censoring La Prensa: “They accused us of suppressing freedom of expression. This was a lie and we could not let them publish it.”
