In that section I was only musing about the sharp drawbacks (and benefits) to a Committee concept - the spirit of which Trump defies. Actually I'm pretty sure Trump is NOT a genius. Not sure he would score better than you Diderot or TJM or Matt on an IQ test, either.
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On the 'alternative facts' meme, what Conway and Spicer meant was that people can differ as to which data apply. A few days ago, Spicer compared it to different weather reports. Certainly they expressed themselves badly in that case, but even after they clarify, they will be represented as cheerfully disagreeing the truth.
Conway made another slip of phrase, "we can disagree with the facts" and of course she meant "we can disagree on the facts." Had Barack Obama made that slip, I doubt the NYT would have made a meme out of it.
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Kudos! To you and TJM (and Matt) sticking up for your beliefs. Not everybody will join a discussion in which most of the thoughts are expressed from the other point of view.