To Roger with relevance in mind: Moore lies about gradeschool stories
Moore's "war room" has not conceded that Moore either (a) was mistaken
or (b) lied about the name of the children's story at issue when Bush
was in Booker Elementary the morning of 9/11.
http://snipurl.com/7omu
According to Moore, the name of the story was "My Pet Goat." This is
not a fact. The fact, to the contrary, is that the name of the story is
"The Pet Goat."
It's almost certain that Moore has become aware of this, given the
widespread exposure of this factual error on Moore's part.
My theory is that Moore will be willing to admit factual error or
dishonest innuendo sooner for low-stakes issues, and only after many
attempts at damage control for higher-stakes issues. This would seem to
be a low-stakes issue, and indeed it's not reasonable to assume that
Moore lied about this. It was just an error -- although it's hard to
imagine how it could have occurred.
Therefore, I've elected to use this particular factual error as a
predictor of Moore's candor. When and if I see an admission of this
factual error on Moore's web site, I will anticipate seeing further
admissions of factual innacuracy. However, I see no reason to expect
concessions from Moore on more weighty issues if he has not even
brought himself to admit to such an inconsequential error as "The Pet
Goat."
Moore fans who reason that if there were errors Moore would admit them,
would do well to see whether Moore can admit even such a ridiculously
low-stakes error. Moore's critics, meanwhile, needn't expect any
concessions from Moore on more significant issues so long as he can't
even admit to such mild errors.
Is this ridiculous? Yes. But this is the kind of mindlessness Moore's
melodramatic "fact checking" "war room" surfaces.
I just e-mailed Moore on the matter:
| Subject: Factual innacuracy in 9/11
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| The story at issue is not "My Pet Goat." It's "The Pet Goat."
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| Thought you'd want to know.
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