“Once a commentator commits a major rhetorical gaffe or colossal misstatement of fact, it becomes impossible to take them seriously.”

“That is why we jib slightly the description of this case as a negligent misstatement case.”

“The purpose of all of this is to catch them in some misstatement, no matter how trivial, which can then be labeled as false or even perjurious.”

“Some of this will involve zinging the president for misstatements he made or knocking him for other similar missteps.”

“Both men repeated misstatements made in earlier debates, and added a few new ones.”

“Their intention has been to wait for the final proofs of their articles before correcting the intentional misstatements.”