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To: bentway who wrote (201402)	9/14/2012 11:37:34 AM
From: Wharf Rat	Respond to of 542089

"MSNBC’s Steve Benen spent months chronicling Romney’s “mendacity” and claimed to have found 533 falsehoods in 30 weeks," Without going to the original study, I'll suggest that may be high, cuz some lies show up several times, or maybe even 30 times ("apologizes for US" shows up almost every week). Anyway, today is Fri, so a new one will be out this afternoon.

To: bentway who wrote (201402)	9/14/2012 11:42:29 AM
From: Sam	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 542089

. “It’s actually a little scary to think of a leader — a man who’d be given enormous power and influence, literally making life and death decisions on a regular basis — who can convince himself that his falsehoods are true, and that others’ truths are falsehoods.” We've already that sort of leader: "A few months ago I told the American people I did not trade arms for hostages. My heart and my best intentions still tell me that's true, but the facts and the evidence tell me it is not. As the Tower board reported, what began as a strategic opening to Iran deteriorated, in its implementation, into trading arms for hostages. This runs counter to my own beliefs, to administration policy, and to the original strategy we had in mind." [61] Although, it is true that eventually, reluctantly, he bowed to "the facts and the evidence." But only after being forced to do so by testimony under oath by others. Actually, there have been many such leaders, in this country and others. Too numerous to name.