Lead Us Not Into Fucking Stupidity

According to Marvin Olasky, "exaggerating" is now the preferred term for making shit up. Says Marvin, "Evangelical reporter Jack Kelley, fired from USA Today for exaggerating and plagiarizing stories over many years, yesterday apologized for making 'serious mistakes.'"

Exaggerations...

So when a woman who drowned fleeing Cuba by boat is found alive and well in America, the possibility of resurrection must be considered.

And while the three decapitated heads with blinking eyes that rolled down an street in Israel never existed, Kelley may have been recounting a divinely-inspired vision of the Holy Trinity, thus conveying a larger truth to the unsaved.

And when thousands of dollars in bogus expense vouchers were cashed, Jack was in throes of unholy torment from Old Scratch, and no one was around to cast the demons into nearby swine.

It seems like only last year that Marvin was advising the New York Times to "add[] biblical evangelicals and orthodox Jews" to its staff because those folks were "likely to produce stories that have a firmer foundation than just snappy prose." Yeah, that should work wonders.

Here's some other possibilities for you to consider, Marv. Perhaps Mr. Kelley was exaggerating about his religious beliefs. Or maybe he was tempted by hanging around with people who think that lies are only exaggerations if they were told by the right kind of Christian.

(Link via World O'Lasky ... er ... World O'Crap.)