“Alternative Facts” was a catchphrase used by U.S. Counselor to the President, Kellyanne Conway, during a Meet the Press interview on 22 January 2017. When questioned why White House Press Secretary, Sean Spicer, inflated the attendance numbers of Donald Trump’s inauguration as President of the United States, she defended him by claiming that Spicer had alternative facts.
Since then, the current administration has provided us with many alternative facts. If you still wonder how to explain them, consider this simple and easy to understand explanation from the field of nutrition:
The Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.
The Mexicans eat a lot of fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.
The Chinese drink very little red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.
The Italians drink a lot of red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.
The Germans drank a lot of beer and eat lots of sausages and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.
Alternative Fact
Eat and drank what you like. Learn a foreign language! Speaking English is what kills you. If you learn German, for instance, you might be able to land a job with the German Coastguard and perform as well as this new hire did. Click to watch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMUsVcYhERY/
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Walled-In is my story of growing up in Berlin during the Cold War. Juxtaposing the events that engulfed Berlin during the Berlin Blockade, the Berlin Airlift, the Berlin Wall and Kennedy’s Berlin visit with the struggle against my equally insurmountable parental walls, Walled-In is about freedom vs. conformity, conflict vs. harmony, domination vs. submission, loyalty vs. betrayal.
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