According to an MSNBC article today - Stephen Colbert has declared the Associated Press (AP) the "No. 1 threat facing America", one step above the "No. 2 threat - Bears".
It all stems from a disagreement about who coined the phrase "truthiness". A word meant to describe a truth that can't stand to be held back by the "facts". The "wordinistas" claim it dates back to the 1800's when it was included in the Oxford English Dictionary. Mr. Colbert points out this is a different meaning than his definition of "truthiness". He is reported as saying "truthiness is not something you look up in a book, it's something you look up in your gut."
The article goes on to say,
"Though slight, the difference of Colbert’s definition and the OED’s is essential. It’s not your typical truth, but, as The New York Times wrote, “a summation of what (Colbert) sees as the guiding ethos of the loudest commentators on Fox News, MSNBC and CNN.”
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