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I know everyone (including this one) was so into the .com/.org mistake by the Vice-President. But the statement that is really the most bizarre to me was the following:

(Cheney to Edwards): “The first time I ever met you was when you walked on the stage tonight.”

It was surprising when I heard it. It is astonishing now that ABC reports that Cheney met Edwards three separate times.

So did Cheney really just misspeak (we used to call that lie), or could it be that this man, one heartbeat from the Presidency, could forget something as simple as this?

From the Vice-Presidenial debate last night (transcript):

“VICE PRESIDENT CHENEY: Well, the reason they keep mentioning Halliburton is because they’re trying to throw up a smoke screen. They know the charges are false. They know if you go, for example, to factcheck.com, an independent website sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania, you can get the specific details, with respect to Halliburton.”

There is a cool site factcheck.org which does have a factcheck about the debate.

Just watched this film by Robert Greenwald, who I worked with on Outfoxed. It is a fantastic film, which reminds us of what we know, but have forgotten about the last three years. Get it here.

This is the impression I got from the debate. Click on the video here for a wonderful remix of the debate.