who said I don't know Latin: Thanks for following this over to the attic just wasn’t sure if it would turn political or not so just to be safe moved it to here so the conversation can...

DC Loc: Washington state

Thanks for following this over to the attic just wasn’t sure if it would turn political or not so just to be safe moved it to here so the conversation can go where it goes with out anyone being censored.
So here is the thing when I asked the question “which president said they were going to Latin America but didn’t know Latin?” I was actually looking for the answer not asking a trivia question which I knew the answer. I remembered years ago hearing it on the news but couldn’t remember who it was. But thanks to the duckduckgo.com I was able to come up with the answer. It turns out it was not a president but a vice president. The then vice president Dan Quayle, much like our current vice president, was known for making many misstatements. In April 1989 several news sources including Newsday, the Chicago Tribune, Newsweek, and the Time reported that Vice president Quayle had said “I was recently on tour of Latin America and the only regret I have was that I didn’t study Latin harder in school so I could converse with those people”. Of course this resulted in a lot of jokes and poking fun at Vice president Quayle. So there you have the answer and the story……….Well not all of it as Paul Harvey use to say now for the rest of the story, which I did not know until now. Here is what happened but not reported accurately by the press at the time, according to Dan Quayle Quotes | Snopes.com
“In April 1989, Representative Claudine Schneider of Rhode Island told a gathering of Republicans that she had recently attended an event at the Belgian embassy, where Vice-President Quayle complimented her on her command of French. Then, Schneider said, the Vice-President added: "I was recently on a tour of Latin America, and the only regret I have was that I didn't study Latin harder in school so I could converse with those people." Ms. Schneider concluded by admitting that the story was merely a joke, but not all the newspapers reported it that way. Several publications, either through carelessness or a desire not to let the t***h get in the way of a good story, reported the story as true. The culprits included such venerable publications as Newsday, the Chicago Tribune, Newsweek, and Time. The fabricated misquote took hold because it sounded exactly like something Dan Quayle (or, more accurately, the Dan Quayle of public perception) would say, and no amount of correction could dislodge it from the public vocabulary.”
Now you know but also another example the press then and now are often purposefully and willfully publishing and reporting false and misleading stories that alter the public perception of reality to the detriment of our nation. Policies and actions that are based on lies never are beneficial in the long run.

Flytier Loc: Wilmington Delaware

DC wrote:

Thanks for following this over to the attic just wasn’t sure if it would turn political or not so just to be safe moved it to here so the conversation can go where it goes with out anyone being censored.
So here is the thing when I asked the question “which president said they were going to Latin America but didn’t know Latin?” I was actually looking for the answer not asking a trivia question which I knew the answer. I remembered years ago hearing it on the news but couldn’t remember who it was. But thanks to the duckduckgo.com I was able to come up with the answer. It turns out it was not a president but a vice president. The then vice president Dan Quayle, much like our current vice president, was known for making many misstatements. In April 1989 several news sources including Newsday, the Chicago Tribune, Newsweek, and the Time reported that Vice president Quayle had said “I was recently on tour of Latin America and the only regret I have was that I didn’t study Latin harder in school so I could converse with those people”. Of course this resulted in a lot of jokes and poking fun at Vice president Quayle. So there you have the answer and the story……….Well not all of it as Paul Harvey use to say now for the rest of the story, which I did not know until now. Here is what happened but not reported accurately by the press at the time, according to Dan Quayle Quotes | Snopes.com
“In April 1989, Representative Claudine Schneider of Rhode Island told a gathering of Republicans that she had recently attended an event at the Belgian embassy, where Vice-President Quayle complimented her on her command of French. Then, Schneider said, the Vice-President added: "I was recently on a tour of Latin America, and the only regret I have was that I didn't study Latin harder in school so I could converse with those people." Ms. Schneider concluded by admitting that the story was merely a joke, but not all the newspapers reported it that way. Several publications, either through carelessness or a desire not to let the t***h get in the way of a good story, reported the story as true. The culprits included such venerable publications as Newsday, the Chicago Tribune, Newsweek, and Time. The fabricated misquote took hold because it sounded exactly like something Dan Quayle (or, more accurately, the Dan Quayle of public perception) would say, and no amount of correction could dislodge it from the public vocabulary.”
Now you know but also another example the press then and now are often purposefully and willfully publishing and reporting false and misleading stories that alter the public perception of reality to the detriment of our nation. Policies and actions that are based on lies never are beneficial in the long run.

Thanks for following this over to the attic just w... (show quote)

That was a good explanation all the way round. Too bad we have to hide in a corner with jt.

Jer Loc: N. Illinois 🇺🇸

DC wrote:

Thanks for following this over to the attic just wasn’t sure if it would turn political or not so just to be safe moved it to here so the conversation can go where it goes with out anyone being censored.
So here is the thing when I asked the question “which president said they were going to Latin America but didn’t know Latin?” I was actually looking for the answer not asking a trivia question which I knew the answer. I remembered years ago hearing it on the news but couldn’t remember who it was. But thanks to the duckduckgo.com I was able to come up with the answer. It turns out it was not a president but a vice president. The then vice president Dan Quayle, much like our current vice president, was known for making many misstatements. In April 1989 several news sources including Newsday, the Chicago Tribune, Newsweek, and the Time reported that Vice president Quayle had said “I was recently on tour of Latin America and the only regret I have was that I didn’t study Latin harder in school so I could converse with those people”. Of course this resulted in a lot of jokes and poking fun at Vice president Quayle. So there you have the answer and the story……….Well not all of it as Paul Harvey use to say now for the rest of the story, which I did not know until now. Here is what happened but not reported accurately by the press at the time, according to Dan Quayle Quotes | Snopes.com
“In April 1989, Representative Claudine Schneider of Rhode Island told a gathering of Republicans that she had recently attended an event at the Belgian embassy, where Vice-President Quayle complimented her on her command of French. Then, Schneider said, the Vice-President added: "I was recently on a tour of Latin America, and the only regret I have was that I didn't study Latin harder in school so I could converse with those people." Ms. Schneider concluded by admitting that the story was merely a joke, but not all the newspapers reported it that way. Several publications, either through carelessness or a desire not to let the t***h get in the way of a good story, reported the story as true. The culprits included such venerable publications as Newsday, the Chicago Tribune, Newsweek, and Time. The fabricated misquote took hold because it sounded exactly like something Dan Quayle (or, more accurately, the Dan Quayle of public perception) would say, and no amount of correction could dislodge it from the public vocabulary.”
Now you know but also another example the press then and now are often purposefully and willfully publishing and reporting false and misleading stories that alter the public perception of reality to the detriment of our nation. Policies and actions that are based on lies never are beneficial in the long run.

Thanks for following this over to the attic just w... (show quote)

Excellent description.

Frank romero Loc: Clovis, NM

DC wrote:

Thanks for following this over to the attic just wasn’t sure if it would turn political or not so just to be safe moved it to here so the conversation can go where it goes with out anyone being censored.
So here is the thing when I asked the question “which president said they were going to Latin America but didn’t know Latin?” I was actually looking for the answer not asking a trivia question which I knew the answer. I remembered years ago hearing it on the news but couldn’t remember who it was. But thanks to the duckduckgo.com I was able to come up with the answer. It turns out it was not a president but a vice president. The then vice president Dan Quayle, much like our current vice president, was known for making many misstatements. In April 1989 several news sources including Newsday, the Chicago Tribune, Newsweek, and the Time reported that Vice president Quayle had said “I was recently on tour of Latin America and the only regret I have was that I didn’t study Latin harder in school so I could converse with those people”. Of course this resulted in a lot of jokes and poking fun at Vice president Quayle. So there you have the answer and the story……….Well not all of it as Paul Harvey use to say now for the rest of the story, which I did not know until now. Here is what happened but not reported accurately by the press at the time, according to Dan Quayle Quotes | Snopes.com
“In April 1989, Representative Claudine Schneider of Rhode Island told a gathering of Republicans that she had recently attended an event at the Belgian embassy, where Vice-President Quayle complimented her on her command of French. Then, Schneider said, the Vice-President added: "I was recently on a tour of Latin America, and the only regret I have was that I didn't study Latin harder in school so I could converse with those people." Ms. Schneider concluded by admitting that the story was merely a joke, but not all the newspapers reported it that way. Several publications, either through carelessness or a desire not to let the t***h get in the way of a good story, reported the story as true. The culprits included such venerable publications as Newsday, the Chicago Tribune, Newsweek, and Time. The fabricated misquote took hold because it sounded exactly like something Dan Quayle (or, more accurately, the Dan Quayle of public perception) would say, and no amount of correction could dislodge it from the public vocabulary.”
Now you know but also another example the press then and now are often purposefully and willfully publishing and reporting false and misleading stories that alter the public perception of reality to the detriment of our nation. Policies and actions that are based on lies never are beneficial in the long run.

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So true. No news now, just made up or misquoted news.

Jer Loc: N. Illinois 🇺🇸

Frank romero wrote:

So true. No news now, just made up or misquoted news.

I’ve been using 1440news.com.
It won’t do away with all the ills created by the MSM, but it is not too bad.

DC Loc: Washington state

Jer wrote:

I’ve been using 1440news.com.
It won’t do away with all the ills created by the MSM, but it is not too bad.

I'll have to look at that. I still find foxnews.com is one of the most reliable for news

Frank romero Loc: Clovis, NM

DC wrote:

I'll have to look at that. I still find foxnews.com is one of the most reliable for news

Sorry for you. Fox News is one of the worse ones.

Jer Loc: N. Illinois 🇺🇸

Frank romero wrote:

Sorry for you. Fox News is one of the worse ones.

Are you saying that because it is conservative?

DC Loc: Washington state

Frank romero wrote:

Sorry for you. Fox News is one of the worse ones.

ok what news story not commentary, but news story from their news depth did they report that was wrong just post a link to the story. honestly I would like to know specifically they have not been 100% all the time but I can't think of any off hand that came from foxnews.com that was wrong. also they lable opinions as such to set them apart

Frank romero Loc: Clovis, NM

DC wrote:

ok what news story not commentary, but news story from their news depth did they report that was wrong just post a link to the story. honestly I would like to know specifically they have not been 100% all the time but I can't think of any off hand that came from foxnews.com that was wrong. also they lable opinions as such to set them apart

It does’t bother me if they are liberal or conservative . Just that they lost a law suite because they were caught on tape where they said that e******n was not stolen but on air they continued saying it was.

DC Loc: Washington state

Frank romero wrote:

It does’t bother me if they are liberal or conservative . Just that they lost a law suite because they were caught on tape where they said that e******n was not stolen but on air they continued saying it was.

that was their commentators not the news dept. and not all of them at that but specifically about the e******n machines. the interresting thing was when T***p w*n the democrats were the ones saying the machines were hacked and trump didnt really win, go figure

Frank romero Loc: Clovis, NM

DC wrote:

that was their commentators not the news dept. and not all of them at that but specifically about the e******n machines. the interresting thing was when T***p w*n the democrats were the ones saying the machines were hacked and trump didnt really win, go figure

The network lost the case. The department should have put a stop to the f**e news.

DC Loc: Washington state

Frank romero wrote:

The network lost the case. The department should have put a stop to the f**e news.

they didn't loose the case they settled the case and what f**e news are you hearing? or are you just blindly repeating a talking point? please be specific and give the link to the story

DC Loc: Washington state

Frank romero wrote:

The network lost the case. The department should have put a stop to the f**e news.

actually frank I have a suggestion log on to foxnews.com and simply tell us what stories this week you find that are f**e news just copy and paste the link so we can see what news you consider f**e.

Jer Loc: N. Illinois 🇺🇸

DC wrote:

actually frank I have a suggestion log on to foxnews.com and simply tell us what stories this week you find that are f**e news just copy and paste the link so we can see what news you consider f**e.

He won’t do it DC. He’s just going to continue to parrot what others say.