Sunday, July 04, 2004

Column Review: Daniel Okrent Lies About Income Taxes

"The other two complaints about Kakutani's review -- failure to mention criticism of The Times and reference to real estate lies -- would be absolutely appropriate to a news story. But critics exist to have opinions. Short of committing factual inaccuracy, libel or other major sins, they are free -- must be free -- to say what they wish. To my knowledge the R.T.C. and the O.I.C. never concluded that one or the other Clinton did not lie; the two offices found that they had committed no offenses that justified prosecution or taken any actions that would subject them to civil penalties. Thankfully, in the United States justice system, the threshold for establishing criminal behavior or a civil liability is much higher than the threshold for your opinion, my opinion or Michiko Kakutani's opinion."

So, Jokerent. Why don'tcha tell us what lies that President Clinton told about real estate?

Update (7/5): Link added. Thanks, Seb!

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