White Lies Matter

From our master grammarian and resident logophile Angstrom Dickinson:

Come December, we'll start counting down the Words of the Year for 2017 (our 2016 countdown is HERE). Hmmm. Methinks we might have an early contender for the ultimate "Word of the Year" -- alternative fact -- "truth" told as lies by the Trump administration.  Kellyanne Conway admitted as much on TV this morning saying Press Secretary Sean Spicer wasn't lying but rather was simply offering us "alternative facts."   

This sleight of hand on the part of Trump, Conway, Spicer, and many others of Trump's clan reminded us of Emmett Lee Dickinson's now classic poem "Denial -- is the only fact" (below on the left).  Dickinson's poem inspired third cousin Emily to pen her poem with the same opening line (below on the right). 
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By Emmett Lee Dickinson:
 
Denial – is the only fact
Perceived by Donald Trump –
His Will – with numb significance –
The Day the Country cried
 
And all the Earth stood common ground –
Against his cunning Clan –
For Comfort is that Wisdom – is –
The spoiler of His Plan

By Emily Dickinson:
 
Denial – is the only fact
Perceived by the Denied –
Whose Will – a numb significance –
The Day the Heaven died –

And all the Earth strove common round –
Without Delight, or Beam –
What Comfort was it Wisdom – was –
The spoiler of Our Home?

Check back in December for our countdown -- HERE.