The New York Times was mocked Tuesday for a euphemism-stuffed report on President Biden’s falsehoods, filled with such softened language as "embellished narratives, sometimes only loosely based on the facts, to weave together his political identity." And they provide political ammunition for Republicans eager to tar him as too feeble to run for re-election in two years," the Times article said. "With Biden, people have decided these are not the kind of lies that matter," author Eric Alterman told the Times. "Many presidents, of course, have stretched the truth — in ways big and small," the Times article said, noting that Bill Clinton famously lied under oath and "[Ronald] Reagan exaggerated his own actions." ‘Yarns that often unravel.’ ‘Unable to break himself of the habit of embellishing narratives to weave a political identity.’ ‘Folksiness can veer into folklore.’ ‘The factual edges shaved off,’" Cooke wrote.

Source: New York Times October 11, 2022 22:11 UTC