This is an election year, and I prefer to avoid mentioning some of the exaggerations, missteps and controversial comments that are being made daily by our current group of candidates at the federal, state and local levels. There will be plenty of time to enjoy them after the election is over. However, I thought my readers would enjoy this little trip down memory lane as we review some of the more outragious lies that have been told to the citizens of this country. Interestingly enough, these lies were told by both Republicans and Democrats. It appears that neither party has a lock on honesty ... especially when the subject of sexual activity is brought up!
Representative Anthony Weiner (Democrat)
After a naked picture of his private parts was Tweeted to a young woman, he insisted that his Twitter account had been hacked. When asked if what was shown on Twitter was truly a photo of him, he answered that he wasn't sure. (How many of us actually have pictures of our private parts available for others to Tweet at their convenience?) When the truth came out, he was forced to admit that no one had hacked his account. Incredibly, he had sent the Tweet himself!
Senator Larry Craig (Republican)
This venerable gentlemen was accused of "coming on" to another man in a public restroom at an airport. He had apparently stretched his foot out under the partition between the stalls and played "footsie" with the man in the next stall. The only problem was that the man in the next stall was really an undercover cop who was trying to catch men who were engaging in homosexual activities in this particular public restroom. The Senator's defense was that he didn't intentionally touch the cop's foot; he said, "I have a wide stance." I'll let other men who have "wide stances" decide whether or not this was a lie!
President Bill Clinton (Democrat)
Who can forget President Bill Clinton appearing on national television to sincerely swear, "I did not have sexual relations with that woman!" At first it was just his word against hers, and who would believe a lowly 22 year old intern rather than a United States President? That is, of course, until a certain infamous blue dress turned up. Eventually, even a president can be humbled enough to admit that he really did have an "improper relationship" with Monica Lewinsky. It must have just slipped his mind.
Governor Mark Sanford (Republican)
In 2009, from June 18 until June 24, the governor of the state of Georgia disappeared. Not only did his wife not know where he was, Georgia State Law Enforcement had also "lost" him. He did have the forethought to tell his staff that he would be hiking on the Appalachian Trail; however, he did not answer calls to his cell phone and he didn't even call his family on Father's Day. Surprise! It turned out that he was not in Appalachia at all. Instead, he had flown to Argentina to be with Maria Belen Chapur, a woman whom he called his "soul mate." It appears that he had forgotten all about the woman he had been married to for 20 years! As a consequence of his disappearance and affair, his wife left him, he had to resign as Chairman of the Republican Governors Association, and he had to reimburse taxpayers for some of the public money he spent on trips to see his Argentinian lover. Did he really think that no one would miss the governor of a state if he left the country for almost a week?
There are plenty of other stories that can be told about political lies, of course, and I am sure more will be mentioned in the months ahead!
You may also be interested in reading:
Politician John Edwards
Common Lies Men Tell Women
Misinformation about Affordable Healthcare Act
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Official government photo of Representative Weiner was courtesy of www.wikipedia.com/commons
Above information is from various news reports and sources, including news coverage on ABC news. Exact dates and similar details were confirmed on Wikipedia.
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