Number of lies Over/Under 17.5 (based on 80 minutes....adjust if longer)
Daniel Dale of the Toronto Star who has methodically tracked Tiny's "falsehoolds & lies" since Jan 20, 2017 notes that last year there were just 12 lies in 80 minutes.
He accurately adds that while that is a rather low ratio for Trump lies/minutes, (especially given his overall year of 2018 being almost double the pace of lying compared to 2017), the level of dishonesty is much lower when he is speaking "on script" which presumably most of tonight will be.
Dale - "While Trump is clearly a pathological liar, the people who write his scripted speeches are for the most part honest (save for S Miller).It is only at his "rallies" where he gets really loose with more rampant lying"
Basically, the level of dishonesty linked closely to his pre-speech Adderall dose
I personally won't watch it live as I am pretty sure I have never watched any POTUS give a SOTU.....hope those who do find it entertaining
coincidentally that is the same over/under for the number of race and ethnicity classifications that barman will claim in 2019 ... we've got white, jewish, and native american already on the books.
Wonder who determines those lies, the commie demoncrats I would imagine
^ Guy who clapped at all of Obama's lies is very, very concerned about the President lying.
LOL
NYT reported 5 liesI'm just a gambler looking for an edge. The best fact checkers still need to fully peruse the transcript but it's possible the Under 17.5 may have hit.....My $20 on Over could go down in flames
NYT's Trump "LIES"
1) lead world in rate of GDP growth. we're actually being outpaced by Latvia and Poland. I guess they count???....
2) created 5.3M jobs with 600k in manufacturing. exact #'s are 4.9M and 454k. should be classified as exaggerated and not a LIE
3) El Paso's crime rate fell with fence and is one of safest cities in nation. they called it a lie because it is the SECOND lowest violent crime of similar sized cities
4) Gov of VA stated he would pass legislation that would executive a baby after birth. Lie because he would approve abortion UP TO time of birth but not after
5) Cut more regulations than any other presidency. untrue because Reagan cut more