The Rittenhouse Review

A Philadelphia Journal of Politics, Finance, Ethics, and Culture


Monday, December 29, 2003  

HOW MANY LIES CAN ONE FAMILY TELL?
These People Will Lie About Anything

This comes as a surprise, even though it really shouldn’t (“Laura Bush Has Words of Advice for Americans and Her Husband,” New York Times):

The first lady also said that the “Roses are red, violets are blue” poem she read at a National Book Festival gala in October was not actually written by her husband even though it has been attributed to him. She did not say who wrote the poem.

“But a lot of people really believed that he did,” she said. “Some woman from across the table said, ‘You just don’t know how great it is to have a husband who would write a poem for you.’”

No, she’s doesn’t, it turns out.

(Link via World O’ Crap.)

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