Forum Post: If a politician can't be trusted about small matters...
Posted 11 years ago on Sept. 1, 2012, 7:58 p.m. EST by TitusMoans
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from Boulder City, NV
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The standard for politicians seems to lie, cheat, and steal until they're caught then go on as if nothing has happened.
So, Paul Ryan on a conservative talk show bragged about his younger, marathon-running days. "I was fast when I was younger," Ryan told the host. His best marathon time he said was "Under three, high twos. I had a two hour and fifty-something."
Since personal honor is so out of date, I doubt if Ryan has even blushed as his true "marathon history" has been revealed. He ran only one marathon, when he was twenty years old: 4 hours, 1 minute, 25 seconds. Yes, sir, he was really smoking, but it all came from his mouth at the talk show.
They only lie as much as an apathetic public stands for it.
The blame doesn't rest entirely on public apathy. Most Americans have been spoon fed the party line, since they were infants. A counter culture has developed as OWS proves, but a long road lies ahead to finally have most workers open their eyes and recognize the true villains.
Ooops, I forgot to post the link to source when I posted the original, and for some reason, the edit function doesn't work on the original posts.
http://news.yahoo.com/paul-ryan-trips-over-marathon-183056261--abc-news-politics.html
The system is a magnet for narcissistic criminals.
Where else can you legally commit insider trading fraud, and become a millionaire in your first couple of years in work?
Or where else can people repeatedly lie and not be publicly humiliated. Oh, wait, that's the American standard: a two-faced eagle.