It’s not shocking that any politician would lie. But it is newsworthy when a specific politician lies.
The meme you’re pushing here, that lying for politicians is par for the course and not worthy of note, is pretty destructive: An important part of political discourse is deciding what to believe when.
Hi Erik, I realize that I'm posting on a political topic about politicians. But do you really think this kind of blunt personal argument is necessary? I have to tell you it comes across as rude to me.
And no I don't think it is necessarily newsworthy. A lie about the number of people in some crowd is still just a dog wagging its tail.
The meme you’re pushing here, that lying for politicians is par for the course and not worthy of note, is pretty destructive: An important part of political discourse is deciding what to believe when.