Votto
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I thought we were talking about being lied to by our government officials.But but but Obama. Thought we were talking about Trump?Who determines what is and isn’t a lie? The political leader? There are countries where speaking badly about a leader is punishable.
Then there is the second problem. We have problem a president reflexively lies about anything and everything. Not exaggeration to sell policy, not mistaken assumptions, not even lies of omission, just flat out whoppers that most Americans don’t know what to make of. Why lie about things when there is no need? When it can be so easily refuted? The media doesn’t know how to handle it, they are loath to call it lying...his supporters handle it by doubling down on the everyone is out to get Trump them rather then examining the real issue: Trumps pathological lies and the utter lack of any accountability. The rest of the country just flails away unable to comprehend what is happening. Blatant lying is becoming normalized as part of his “authenticity”
When the president lies....who do you punish?
All good points. Who is to say if something is a lie?
Well there would have to be quantifiable measurements before hand.
For example, Obama said that he would put the debate on health care live on CSPAN. Not doing so was an obvious lie.
He also said that our premiums would go down so many thousands of dollars with no change in coverage/doctor. Again, another obvious lie.
However, if he said that it would reduce costs, that is a hard thing to prove or disprove seeing that we can't see what would have happened without it.
My bad.
Ok, Impeach Trump!
Happy?