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08-16-2024, 11:06 AM (This post was last modified: 08-16-2024 11:07 AM by Rob Wick.)
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Quote:So, when you wrote for newspapers, you were not trying to tell the truth.
Nice try David, but apples and oranges.

The main thing a person needs to focus on here is the original intent. Any piece that claims to be nonfiction must meet certain requirements, most important of which is to be based on evidence and not go farther than the evidence allows.

A work of fiction, whether it be in the form of a novel or a feature film, or a lousy play, has no such requirement. Do you honestly think Abraham Lincoln fought vampires?

Quote:You were always trying to be interesting, but not correctly informative?

Actually, I never cared one whit about being interesting. Only someone who hasn't covered a sewer board meeting would wonder about making a story interesting.

Quote:And, you actually think that President Lincoln was anything less than perfect?

Umm, David, have you actually read my posts? Not only do I think Lincoln was as far from perfect as is possible, I can argue there would be one other person who felt the same way. You might have heard of him. His name was Abraham Lincoln.

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“Oh, Mary!” - David Lockmiller - 07-13-2024, 04:30 PM
RE: “Oh, Mary!” - AussieMick - 07-13-2024, 04:39 PM
RE: “Oh, Mary!” - Donna McCreary - 08-13-2024, 08:57 AM
RE: “Oh, Mary!” - Gene C - 08-13-2024, 11:30 AM
RE: “Oh, Mary!” - David Lockmiller - 08-13-2024, 11:46 AM
RE: “Oh, Mary!” - David Lockmiller - 08-14-2024, 09:46 AM
RE: “Oh, Mary!” - Rob Wick - 08-13-2024, 01:07 PM
RE: “Oh, Mary!” - Gene C - 08-13-2024, 06:12 PM
RE: “Oh, Mary!” - Gene C - 08-14-2024, 09:52 AM
RE: “Oh, Mary!” - Rob Wick - 08-14-2024, 10:49 AM
RE: “Oh, Mary!” - David Lockmiller - 08-15-2024, 09:30 AM
RE: “Oh, Mary!” - Rob Wick - 08-15-2024, 01:48 PM
RE: “Oh, Mary!” - David Lockmiller - 08-15-2024, 09:17 PM
RE: “Oh, Mary!” - Rob Wick - 08-15-2024, 09:39 PM
RE: “Oh, Mary!” - David Lockmiller - 08-15-2024, 10:09 PM
RE: “Oh, Mary!” - Rob Wick - 08-16-2024 11:06 AM
RE: “Oh, Mary!” - Gene C - 08-16-2024, 11:52 AM
RE: “Oh, Mary!” - David Lockmiller - 08-16-2024, 12:23 PM
RE: “Oh, Mary!” - Rob Wick - 08-16-2024, 12:26 PM

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