Obama won lie of the year in Washington Post in 2013 for his claim ‘if you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor, period.’ This year, Obama may win lie of the year once again. The Washington Post gave Obama four Pinocchio for denying he called ISIS JV.
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| WaPo gives Obama 4 Pinocchio for denying he called ISIS JV |
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With the passage of eight months, the president’s “JV” comment looks increasingly untenable, so we can understand why the White House spokesman would try to suggest that what is now known as the Islamic State was not the subject of the conversation.
But in quoting from the transcript, Earnest provided a selective reading of the discussion. In particular, he failed to provide the context in which Obama made his remarks — the takeover of Fallujah by ISIS. That’s fairly misleading. The interviewer was certainly asking about ISIS when Obama answered with his “JV” remarks.