In his 2005 award-winning book, “Bullsh*t”, author Harry Frankfurt made the case that those who spread bovine excrement do so – especially the successful spreaders – because they are not concerned about whether or not anything they say is true. Frankfurt, a philosopher, concludes that excessive indulgence in bull shoveling undermines the BS-ers ability to tell the truth in a way that lying does not. Liars, he writes, at least acknowledge that it matters what is true.
When Gov. O’Malley speaks – as in his remarks to the think tank gathering – facts never seem to matter.
The governor likes to claim that he has presided over billions of dollars in spending cuts while reality finds the state budget has grown by 30-percent during his tenure.
So is O’Malley lying or bullshitting with that claim.
See for yourself in this video when a reporter asked O’Malley about the discrepancy between the actual data and his claims during a 2012 press conference.
Was O’Malley lying or bullshitting there?
Not sure?
Well thanks to our friends over at Frontline State we have another video of O’Malley lapping up Center for American Progress President, John Podesta’s praise for his “bold agenda for investment.” Investment is newspeak for spending.
That O’Malley simultaneously claims laurels for record budget cutting and spending suggests he’s a master bullshit artist.
