Re: Griffin Calls STS, ISS "Mistakes"

Jim Davis <jimdavis2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>
>I believe statements of this sort are variously known by the names
>"backpedalling" or "damage control".

Why not start by looking at this thread's title? As I've pointed out
before, the word "mistake" was the questioner's; Griffin did not use
it in his initial comments.

If one misquotes to stretch a speaker's meaning, it's not
"backpedalling" on his part to clarify.

.

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