White Lies Matter

[tgards79]

Since when did it become OK to outright lie on the campaign trail?
http://www.borntorunthenumbers.com/2016/03/white-lies-matter.html

[Dr Hobbitstein]

1. Outright lies and dirty campaigning is a long standing American tradition.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/08/22/mf.campaign.slurs.slogans/

Things got ugly fast. Jefferson's camp accused President Adams of having a "hideous hermaphroditical character, which has neither the force and firmness of a man, nor the gentleness and sensibility of a woman."

In return, Adams' men called Vice President Jefferson "a mean-spirited, low-lived fellow, the son of a half-breed Indian squaw, sired by a Virginia mulatto father."

As the slurs piled on, Adams was labeled a fool, a hypocrite, a criminal, and a tyrant, while Jefferson was branded a weakling, an atheist, a libertine, and a coward.

[tgards79]

5. Modern Era

Surely you agree that Trump's disregard for the truth is unprecendented in modern times, the TV era?

[FLPanhandle]

2. When hasn't it been okay to lie while campaigning?

I must have missed that historical era of honest politicians.

[tgards79]

4. C'mon

You don't think Trump has taken this to a different level entirely?

[NobodyHere]

3. More racism on DU

How surprising.

[clarice]

6. All lies matter. nt