Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : GOPwinger Lies/Distortions/Omissions/Perversions of Truth -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Kevin Rose who wrote (84220)	12/11/2006 6:11:40 PM
From: longnshort	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 173976

YAWN

To: Kevin Rose who wrote (84220)	12/12/2006 9:36:40 AM
From: one_less	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 173976

"Politicians lie all the time. What is newsworthy about that?" Politicians in this country are elected to office as representatives of the people. Lying to the people is a violation of the trust lent to them as a condition of service. Lying, covering up etc. is always bigger news than what ever the substantive issue is ... it amounts to a personal betrayal of 'we the people' when you are a public servant. You haven't figured that out yet? "Bush lied about keeping Rumsfeld on after the election. He admitted it was a lie afterwards. Should he resign?" He did not seem fully committed to making the change until he saw how the election went. But he also did not seem totally forth right. I am not clear on whether or not it was a deliberate lie but it was unscrupulous enough to lose support over it. It is far enough into the grey area that I don't think he should resign over it. "What is newsworthy is when their lies have a direct effect on their performance as the President of the United States." True. "If that is the yardstick, Bush should have handed in his resignation years ago." I am not convinced of that.