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Politics : A US National Health Care System? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: TimF who wrote (12636)	12/24/2009 12:37:18 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42652

I think calling Palin's statement the lie of the year is a bit unreasonable. I would not have selected it as number one, either. It was outrageous hype but at least it had an element of underlying fact whereas the others were outright lies. It may be number one, though, in impact. Hardly anyone believed the birthers and I hadn't even heard the one about the sterilants in the water so they didn't have much impact.

To: TimF who wrote (12636)	12/24/2009 1:28:44 PM
From: i-node	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42652

>> That could be a candidate for lie of the year I just don't see how anyone other than Obama can win the "Lie of the Year" award. His claim that his health care legislation would be created in the open, with cameras in the room, and with "all the parties" participating, was the biggest lie perpetrated on the American public in my memory. It is "big", not only in the scope of what was said and what was done, but in terms of its effect on our country. Very big lies can be told, but if they are inconsequential, who cares? But Obama's willingness to have this legislation passed in the way it did has huge, long-lasting implications for the country's future. Liar of the year? There really is no doubt who wins that award.