Arizona Senator Jon Kyl recently said the following in reference to the government funding abortion clinics: 
"If you want an abortion, you go to Planned Parenthood, and that's well over 90 percent of what Planned Parenthood does."
The problem with this statement, as one person put it, is that he's almost exactly wrong:  Over 90% of what Planned Parenthood does is perform services other than abortions.  Regardless, that's not my point.  When confronted with his misstatement, a spokesman for the Senator responded: 
"His remark was not intended to be a factual statement but rather to illustrate that Planned Parenthood, an organization that receives millions in taxpayer dollars, does subsidize abortions."
Here's the thing:  If you're trying to make a legitimate point, it's a good idea to use facts and figures.  If your "remark was not intended to be a factual statement" then it's not advisable to try to use made-up facts. #politics