Do Politicians Lie?


	Do Politicians Lie?

BobbyDelray

10-17-2007 8:43 PM

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facts, check, pnats on fire. factcheck, politifact, ron paul. paul, obama, clinton, edwards, giuliani

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10-18-2007 12:17 AM

raven714

looks like John Edwards is mostly always telling the truth.
I also noticed that all the republicans were telling lies.
I also noticed that Rudy Giuliani was a compulsive liar.
But then again I already knew that. lol
I like PolitiFact, it has a lot more facts then the other.

10-18-2007 3:51 PM

jeanhvega

Well if you ask them, perhaps they would tell you that isn-t true they DO NOT LIE, they just give the truth a little MAKEOVER.

10-19-2007 5:03 AM

abailart

Not telling the truth is not the same as lying.

10-26-2007 1:59 AM

Bodark

Politicians only lie when lying is more convenient than telling the truth.

11-13-2007 3:57 PM

curlytwo

Ha! Long ago and far away I heard a statement that fisherman only lie when their lips are moving, I think that applies to the politicians as well.

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