Dec. 7, 2009 update:
Darcy Burner recently said on C-SPAN that there had been a small problem with the legislation defunding ACORN for fraud, namely that almost all defense contractors would also have been similarly affected.
Watch Out For the Thought Police!! We should all design and construct our own bullshit detectors. Harry G. Frankfurt clarifies that bullshit isn't necessarily a lie. It's persuasion by any means necessary. The motive is to achieve a certain effect, and a bullshit artist believes the ends justify the means. Of course, believing your own bullshit is also a problem. Some call this denial. So don't just believe everything you think. (And don't believe you notice everything you think.)
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