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To: epicure who wrote (27184)	12/20/1998 6:01:00 PM
From: Marty Rubin	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 108807

we don't lie; we forget. (a lie by itself.) BTW-do you still like TOY? hopefully cutting inventory was a good decision. can't wait for the numbers. i don't think he should be impeached over this (and'll prob. not in the senate). what if he sells missiles to iraq and lies about it, should we cut his head off? if i vote next time, i already know which party....

To: epicure who wrote (27184)	12/21/1998 10:32:00 AM
From: Rick Julian	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 108807

I would venture to say that to some degree there are acts of perjury committed on both sides of every case, in every courtroom in America. There are of course exceptions, but they are few and far between. Court proceedings are rarely about a "search for the truth"--they are about winning and losing, and when the stakes are money, property, incarceration, death, public shame, etc. the vast majority of people (and by proxy their attorneys) will contort reality to avoid consequences they personally fear or to protect those they love or to whom they have allegiance. How long did you linger over the phrase "I have lied constantly since I was a child- but I have never lied in court . . ."? I would bet that if we examined, line by line, the transcripts of all your in-court statements we would find inconsistencies with the "truth" as you knew it. Few, if any, of us could bear such scrutiny and emerge flawless. We lie. Period. To lie is an attempt to deceive. As a function of preserving our ego, we deceive ourselves each and every day, and our lying to others is but a reflection of this well practiced craft. A lovely example is Christine's contention that she is more saintly than Mother Theresa was. I really like that one. Sincerely, A. Liar