Monday, October 3, 2016

The Lie Ratchet

Sadly, it seems impossible to believe anything either of the candidates running for the office of President of the United States tells us. Neither of them seems to have any moral reservations or feel any guilt in lying to the American people, but whereas Mr. Trump's prevarications are brazen and crude, as befits his temperament, Ms. Clinton has developed mendacity into a sophisticated artform - an artistry refined, no doubt, by long years of practice.

Bill Whittle at Firewall analyzes the technique Ms Clinton employs to beguile the proletariat and the willingly credulous:
Watching this video, one can't help thinking that if lying were an Olympic event Hillary would have more gold medals than Michael Phelps and Usain Bolt put together.