The facts beat the slick Narrative

Richard Fernandez writes at PJ Media,

It seems difficult to believe now, but the political establishment actually believed that enough spin, a sufficiently slick Narrative, an overwhelming number of celebrity endorsements, and enough psychological manipulation could triumph over reality. That enough thrust could make a barn door fly. The idea was that the Narrative could beat the Facts, both now and however often it was called upon to do so.

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