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Fiction: “Then close your eyes and tap your heels together three times. And think to yourself, ‘There’s no place like home. There’s no place like home.'”

Source: The Wizard of Oz.

Reality: “The artificial windows revealed an inviting blue sky. Bush portrayed a similarly sunny outlook with remarks that used “optimistic” or “optimism” seven times in 49 minutes. He repeatedly stressed the power of positive thinking as an engine of job creation.”

Source: “Bush Upbeat on Economy in Campaign Preview in Fla.“, Mike Allen, Washington Post, Feb. 17th, 2004.

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