Mark Twain, Tom Friedman, and Quotations Too Good to Be Correctly Attributed

One of my favorite lines, attributed tothe late publisher, Marshall McCluhan, originator of all those yellow-rag expose magazines seen at check-out counters everywhere, is: "If a lie is told loud enough and long enough, it will ultimately become a truth!

Reading all this junk is reminiscent to another line, perhaps credited to comedian, Red Skelton: "If you think these eyes look bad, you should see them from THIS side!"

One of my favorite lines, attributed tothe late publisher, Marshall McCluhan, originator of all those yellow-rag expose magazines seen at check-out counters everywhere, is: "If a lie is told loud enough and long enough, it will ultimately become a truth!

Reading all this junk is reminiscent to another line, perhaps credited to comedian, Red Skelton: "If you think these eyes look bad, you should see them from THIS side!"

if we change mark twain does that mean we are doing tocensor the book
that dick gregory cxame out with using the N word as the title or the late richard pryor's coemdy album that N is crazy

How sad that we've become so politically correct that Mark Twain could be subjected to censorship. Yes, he used language that isn't acceptable today, even offensive, but--to quote historian Barbara Tuckman (I think)--those who do not learn from history are condemned to repeat it. One of Hitler's more reprehensible activities was censorship and burning books unacceptable to the Third Reich. We must not copy his unbelievably horrid way of thinking by beginning our own form of censorship. If we allow it once, where will it stop? Or will it? Who's next?

why cant all these so called self rightous people leave the classics alone Mark twain was calling it as it was in his time. I know it isnt appropriate to use the word but trying to take a word out of a classical piece is insulting next thing you know these so called do gooders will want to edit the bibal. just do us a favor go crawl back under the slime in the pond they came out of

Mark Twain wrote history as it WAS, not as we would like it to have been. Shouldn't all people, especially children, know how far we have come.......and how far we have yet to go? I don't see anyone re-writing the Bible...............and it is certainly not politically correct.

C'mon, leave Mark Twain alone. That's history, don't try to re-write it. Don['t try to cover up the past. What happened to Little Blak Sambo? and some of the others, these books and stories are part of American history.

to change a story in a book that was written long ago is like trying to take GOD of the reason we came to the USA - - the "N" word used in the book was as it was at the time - pleople still use it in an abusive way - to hurt - but the books was not so - times have changed but people have not they STILL HATE - - - if not Black, its Yellow or Red - even White - no matter how you look at it we are all the same in ways - if one can not accept one's self and others as they are then maybe join the Twilight Gang - Veronica's crew - good luck but keep Mark Twain Alive

I certainly don't think Tom Friedman deserves a Nobel Peace Prize. He did advocate the invasion of Iraq and for the projection of American power around the world. These facts alone disqualify him from receiving the Nobel Peace Prize.

My only problem with this piece is not its valitity but rather its sources. This writer speaks like Moses delivering the big Ten while decrying the accuracy of others sources. When voters could not tell if Palin said it or Tina Fey said it tells the story quite well. And who said it has to be in writing before a person can be attributed with a quote anyway? We have had word of mouth a lot longer.