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Wait a minute...... it's not April 1st.

It's not so much the stupidity of the American people (though there's plenty of that). Rather, it's the American people's disinterest in holding any of its public servants accountable that allows folk like Romney to skate by with one lie right after the other, always unchecked and often encouraged.Of course, the time taken to run a marathon is about as insignificant as whether a president is having extramarital affairs.So I can't see how this is such a big issue for you...Edited by Jon, : No reason given.

The issue is how long it took to run a marathon.I really don't care how many lies on top of lies are told about something like that; it is just not an important enough issue to warrant my attention.That it might resonate with the American people is only a sad fact that speaks to the gullibility of those people who are more interested in a candidate's running times than his political and economic policies.

But you haven't demonstrated a 'culture of lying' with your citation of a single event about which Ryan has told a few lies.If you want to show that there is a culture of lying, then show some other lies. And if you present some lies about things that actually matter, I might see some reason to care about Mr. Ryan's lying. Your Message 88 does bring up some important 'lies', but that's not the stuff your panties got bunched up over in Message 81. I can't understand why in the hell this marathon thing is such a big deal for you. Don't all the other lies suffice in demonstrating a 'culture of lying'? Aren't all those other lies more important?Why so much fuss over Ryan's claims about how long it took him to run a marathon? You know what a 'fish tale' is, right?

Sports fan mentality? I've never been a sports fan, so you'll have to explain what it is you mean by this. I'll ask you what I asked Theo: Ever heard of a fish tale? If this is an honest example of Ryan's comfort with telling lies, then that's fine. My primary point has been in relation to Theo's claim that "This one may resonate with the American people because it is so obvious and so egregious."If this lie resonates with the American people more so than the others, then, as I said, "it is a sad fact that speaks to the gullibility of those people who are more interested in a candidate's running times than his political and economic policies."Of course, there is no reason I can see why this lie should get more attention; it is one of the tamer ones told so far. But Theo seems to think it's a big one, though I can't tell why, except that perhaps he suffers from the 'sports fan mentality' you mentioned.Jon

Apparently the word 'pre-existing' wasn't taught in the third-grade class Romney dropped out of in order to have more time to devote to his campaigning.

Please learn to read, Taz. You don't want to end up like Romney.

Doesn't it say even more about him that this is the home he left behind?Perhaps the article best explains why Romney found the old house inadequate:

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"UNCOVERED: Inside the Home of the Private Romney Family":

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No swimming pool, tennis court or movie theater. There are no maid, butler or nanny quarters. Clearly Ann and Mitt raised their kids. No gold faucets, no fancy silverware. The kitchen was simple and typical of an average three bedroom home, very much like those in which we were raised. We were struck by the discovery that most of the art, furniture and all the curtains were made in America and many by local craftsmen. Most of the linens were of good quality but not what is found at very high end, exclusive stores. The master bedroom pillows had tags from the average American’s most popular discount store.

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JonEdited by Jon, : No reason given.

Now that Mittles is tugging ahead no one has anything to say in this thread?Or are you all out early voting?