A few signs on spotting truth, misinformation

In 68 years, 46 in North Idaho, I’ve learned a few things. Spotting when someone is lying to me isn’t hard. When someone says, “I’m merely presenting some interesting information” at the end of a series of baseless rumormongering and inelegant “connecting the dots” accusations. There’s your sign.   

When someone says “there are interesting documented connections” but the connections turn out to be the fact that someone used a local business that employed someone, or someone rented a room or an apartment or space from someone local 0133 there’s your sign. 

When someone makes a lot of statements in the form of questions and then says, “I am not accusing or saying a person is a (fill in the blank); I’m just asking the question and looking for answers.” There’s your sign.   

People who say the words “I’m just sayin' … there’s your sign.   

Not that the above was related to anyone, or any recent misrepresentations by anyone who lost their state senate primary race, but I do want to remind the Chair of the Local Republican Party that he should know that Kathryn Larson is not challenging Mr. Rasor for the state representative seat. Mr. Rasor is not an incumbent being challenged. It is an open seat, and they are both running for that open seat equally. Just a little pesky basic civics lesson there, Chair.   

PIERRE BORDENAVE

Sandpoint