More little white lies
People tell little white lies because an innocent fib can
make them look good and is low-risk. When we asked
Václav Klaus' office about the president's now-famous
meeting with the U.S. ambassador in late March, the
spokesman didn't want to talk about it and claimed it
never even took place. Later, Klaus' office reported that
the president met for four minutes in St. Petersburg with
George W. Bush; the meeting actually lasted 40
seconds. Tŭden then noted that Klaus' "meeting" with
Dick Cheney lasted four seconds. Last week Klaus told
MFD that he handed out awards to students who won
economic contests. In fact, Klaus arrived too late to
make the presentations. Not to be outdone, Jan Kavan
keeps saying his term at the U.N. ends on Sept. 16. In
fact, it ends officially on Aug. 5. If repeated often
enough, a little white lie almost becomes accepted fact.
Almost. Craig Stapleton Tomá Klvaòa
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