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UCmeNdc

(9,600 posts)
Wed Oct 5, 2016, 08:36 AM Oct 2016

'He Invented A Running Mate And He Just Lied'

When and how has the act of lying become so acceptable?

CNN's pundit panel was pretty unanimous that Mike Pence won the debate, because he didn't interrupt and wasn't as dogged as Kaine.

Van Jones wasn't as sure, and I tend to agree with him on this one.

Speaking of small and big communications sins, Jones said, "The small sin is to interrupt all the time, and Kaine was guilty of that sin."

He continued, "But that's a small sin compared to the larger sin, which is to just lie."

"And what happened was you saw in real time essentially Pence invent a running mate and he just lied about you know what this guy stood for. The guy that Pence has as a running mate might get a bunch of votes."

"That guy's just not Donald Trump, so i think the fact fact-checking avalanche is about to fall on the head of Mike Pence to erase his gains tonight," he concluded.

http://crooksandliars.com/2016/10/van-jones-pence-he-invented-running-mate
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Mamajami

(257 posts)
3. Anyone who has been paying attention knows Pence was lying his butt off.
Wed Oct 5, 2016, 08:44 AM
Oct 2016

It was pitiful. Kaine was masterful at getting him to lie.

uponit7771

(90,364 posts)
4. Read a study online: 1. Either they're really stupid and don't think about the recordings or
Wed Oct 5, 2016, 08:50 AM
Oct 2016

... they wont be held accountable for their lying

UCmeNdc

(9,600 posts)
5. They are not held accountable for their lying
Wed Oct 5, 2016, 09:31 AM
Oct 2016

It begins with Mike Pence lost the debate for lying so much. To say lying is good style and smooth does not mean he won the debate. It only means he did not have good rebuttals to the facts so he made up his answers and stated them as fact. That is not winning a debate.

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