Yes, Ms. Conway has owned up to part of this mistake and
said she was referring to the “Bowling Green Terrorists”. However, the point of her message was to
justify Trump’s ban by saying that Obama had done something similar. The whole attempt fell flat on its face
because:
1.
There was no Bowling Green Massacre
2.
The terrorists were not planning an attack in
the U.S., but were planning to ship weapons to Iraq
3.
Obama’s administration did not at any time place
a ban on refugees from Iraq. They did however
review vetting procedures for Iraqi refugees and Special Immigrant Visa
applicants in 2011, which slowed down the process.
I can see how one could make a mistake on live TV and say “Massacre”
instead of “Terrorist”. Totally.
Almost. Anyway, that doesn’t address the
rest of the issue; the total basis for the statement was untrue. But of course, we don’t use the word “lie”
anymore, do we?
Another case of "alternative facts" perhaps?
