Wow, whole big Wikipedia entry too:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truthiness
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> Sent: 11 August 2006 10:42
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> Subject: the truth about truthiness
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uNE_kb_eGA
>
> <Colbert>
> I will speak to you in plain, simple English. And that brings
> us to tonight's word: 'truthiness.' Now I'm sure some of the
> 'word police,'
> the 'wordinistas' over at Webster's are gonna say, 'hey,
> that's not a word.' Well, anyone who knows me knows I'm no
> fan of dictionaries or reference books.
>
> I don't trust books. They're all fact, no heart. And that's
> exactly what's pulling our country apart today. 'Cause face
> it, folks; we are a divided nation. Not between Democrats and
> Republicans, or conservatives and liberals, or tops and
> bottoms. No, we are divided between those who think with
> their head, and those who know with their heart
>
> Consider Harriet Miers. If you 'think' about Harriet Miers,
> of course her nomination's absurd. But the president didn't
> say he 'thought'
> about his selection. He said this:
>
> 'I know her heart.'
>
> Notice how he said nothing about her brain? He didn't have
> to. He 'feels' the truth about Harriet Miers.
>
> And what about Iraq? If you 'think' about it, maybe there are
> a few missing pieces to the rationale for war. But doesn't
> taking Saddam out 'feel' like the right thing?
> </Colbert>
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