The Mendacity Index: Which president told the biggest whoppers?

[Andy_Stephenson]

To come up with our Mendacity Index, we asked a nominating committee* of noted journalists and pundits to pick the most serious fibs, deceptions, and untruths spoken by each of the four most recent presidents. We selected the top six for each commander-in-chief, then presented the list to a panel of judges** with longtime experience in Washington. Panel members were instructed to rate each deception on a scale of 1 (least serious) to 5 (most serious). Then we averaged the scores for each deception and for each president. We believe their validity rests somewhere between the Periodic Table and the U.S. News & World Report college rankings.

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2003/0309.mendacity-experts.html

[unblock]

1. flawed methodology

not that they were going for ultra-scientific, but with shrub, it's not the severity of the lies, it's the sheer volume. when he speaks, he has more lies than sentences.

nevertheless, shrub still manages to come out as the biggest liar.

[HEyHEY]

2. SHRUB

JUST CAUSE I AM NOT OLD ENOUGH TO HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR NIXON