On 04/18/2017 09:35 AM, Wildman via Python-list wrote: > On Tue, 18 Apr 2017 03:28:32 +0000, Rurpy wrote: >> On 04/17/2017 08:19 PM, Wildman via Python-list wrote: >>> [...] >>> Your words remind me of this: >>> >>> "The seriousness of the charge mandates that we investigate >>> this. Even though there is no evidence, the seriousness of >>> the charge is what matters." >>> --Tom Foley (D) Speaker of the House >> >> Amusing, like Bill Clinton's "depends what your definition >> of is is", or Donald Rumsfeld's known unknowns and unknown >> unknowns. But yet, isn't investigation what produces evidence? >> Sometimes things that sound silly at first really aren't. > > Yes, investigation is what produces evidence but "probable > cause" is needed to begin the investigation. That means > there has to be something more than just an accusation.
Your "quote" comes from a joint statement by Tom Foley (D House) and George Mitchell (D Senate) made in 1991 that actually was: These allegations are both persist and disturbing. We have no *conclusive* evidence of wrongdoing, but the seriousness of the allegations, and the *weight of circumstantial information*, compel an effort to establish the facts." [*] To get back to topic, it is interesting how the internet morphs the quote to match our stereotype of stupid politicians and then how willing we are to believe it. ---- [*] http://www.nytimes.com/1991/08/06/us/inquiry-is-ordered-on-1980-campaign.html -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
