2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Is there a single honest Bernie supporter on DU .... [View all]basselope
(2,565 posts)This is where the word lie gets thrown around a lot.
A lie, by any definition, is something uttered KNOWN not to be true. It is based on INTENT.
Given the information Bernie had at the time, and even that we have today, it is hard to see ANY intent at deception in his statements.
If I received an invitation to the white house, I would probably tell my friends, "Holy shit, I'm going to meet the president" Even under scrutiny, no one would say I was lying... they'd say.. yeah.. pretty reasonable statement given the invitation to the White House.
My friend got invited to Notch's Halloween party this last year (creator of Minecraft) and he told people he was going to meet Notch. I don't think he ended up meeting him, because the party was so packed, he never got to him. Did he "LIE" to me? No.