Presidential Lies

“I did not have sex with that woman.”
“I am not a crook.”
“Read my lips, no new taxes.”
Two actual Presidential lies and one unkept promise.  
It used to be when a President lied he was forever branded with the lie and we all recognize and can quote the lies forever and ever.
That was the case before 45 came along. The number of outright lies is so huge that people have no count of all of them.
I am not talking about spin, when a president presents his “view” or “interpretation” of the facts, but just outright lies. Today the potus said that other Presidents did not call the families of fallen soldiers. This lie was in defense of why he had not contacted the families of the four soldiers killed in Niger last week. He did have time to play five rounds of golf since their passing, but not call one gold star mother. How can his flag waiving supporters condone this?  
To teach Carter the seriousness of lying I used to remind her that Martha Stewart went to jail for lying about a stock trade, not the actual trade itself. Once you lie, you are a liar.
Of course we all lie, but never in my life have I seen someone lie as often or as easily as 45. Granted many of his lies are ignorance of actual history, but for gods sake, let’s hold him to the same standard we have for all previous presidents and brand his outrageous statements as lies. The children are listening.


One Comment on “Presidential Lies”

  1. Jane C Wagstaff's avatar Jane C Wagstaff says:

    You might like WSJ Holman Jenkins on this topic : “The Media and the President it Deserves”. Sorry – don’t know how to properly put a link in the comments! Jenkins is one of the most common sense and insightful columnists that I have found. I have an old friend who left journalism years ago due to the lack of integrity and objectivity. Twenty years later it is indeed in the toilet – sadly.


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