White House flubs Bible, like everyone else
The White House proved itself scripturally challenged recently when
Press Secretary Jay Carney said: "I believe the phrase from the Bible
is, 'The Lord helps those who help themselves.'"
Actually, no.
The
phrase, often attributed to the Bible, most likely comes from Benjamin
Franklin and possibly from the ancient Greeks. The White House felt
obligated to add a note to the transcript of Carney's briefing: "This
common phrase does not appear in the Bible."
