Reply #39: Utterly divine, Divine! [View All]

[Demoiselle]

I hope I can be as calm and articulate as you were if and when I get the chance.
The consensus here that some people really don't want hear real information is terribly true, I'm afraid.
And the Eric Cantor bullet tale is a prime example of how to feed the frenzy of stupid and plant lies that are virtually permanent.
He got out in front with a bullshit story about being shot at. The woman you spoke to heard that story and clings to it because it matches all her preconceptions.
Even if she heard corrections later, she'd block them from her consciousness.
Getting the lie out there first is very effective. It's like the old complaint about newpapers....They print the error in big type on the front page, and run the corrections in a teeny tiny paragraph on page 12.

Again, you handled it all beautifully. I'm afraid I'd just blow up and get all sneery.