Tag Archives: Truthiness

“Post-truth” Politics in Alberta

Posted on October 2, 2016 by susanonthesoapbox

Albertans can learn a lot about the importance of truth in politics from the Trump/Clinton presidential race. Political lies have moved beyond “misstatements” for which politicians “take full responsibility” and (sort of) apologize, to “truthiness”, a term coined by Stephen … Continue reading →

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Jim Prentice Fails the “Truthiness” Test (apologies to Stephen Colbert)

Posted on August 17, 2014 by susanonthesoapbox

If Jim Prentice is going to wade into the murky waters of “truthiness” the least he could do is do it properly, otherwise the whole thing becomes a farce.        “Truthiness” is a term coined by political satirist/comic Stephen Colbert to … Continue reading →

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