“The great enemy of truth is very often not the lie–deliberate, contrived and dishonest–but the myth–persistent, persuasive and unrealistic. Too often we hold fast to the cliches of our forebears. We subject all facts to a prefabricated set of interpretations. We enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.”

John Kennedy, Yale Commencement speech, 1962

I likr this quote, and also the one, “A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is still putting on its shoes.” often misattributed to Mark Twain.

Getting to the truth can be time consuming. Opinions can easily be formed with very selective information. Or in the absence of the facts.

I am looking right now, at an opinion, which is supposedly supported by three court cases. One doesn’t exist. The summary of the second one, is exactly opposite of what was determined in the case. The final one, is also misrepresented. So, is the author lying? Or better, there is a lack of candor, and a mispresentation of facts.

Attorney Andrew Weissmann was being sued for defamation, by Attorney Stefan Passantino for an article he wrote. The lawsuit claimed Weissmann had falsely accused Passantino of coaching a witness, Cassidy Hutchison, to lie during her testimony in front of Congress. Hutchinson testified two times in Congress, involving Trump’s actions on January 6.

The judge threw out the three year old legal case, stating that the transcripts of the hearings, actually supported Weissmann’s claim. The transcript showed that Hutchinson was told “the less you remember, the better.”

So, the hard evidence submitted by plaintiff supported the defendant that Weissmann’s claim was correct. Kind of ironic! Only took 3 years.

Judge dismisses defamation case (Passantino v. Weismann)

.Stay tuned,

Dave