Yah, after I got over my WTF, I classed it as a "thinko" -- that is, about as indicative of the speaker's ignorance or intent as a typo, but still oppotunistically mockable.
Though trying to imagine what would be involved in doing surveillance that broadly in Washington's time -- even if you throw in a scaling factor for population growth -- makes me think that the statement still lacks credibility.
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Though trying to imagine what would be involved in doing surveillance that broadly in Washington's time -- even if you throw in a scaling factor for population growth -- makes me think that the statement still lacks credibility.
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I still think that under scrutiny, it won't hold up, but that wasn't what I meant.