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BOSTONFor weeks many Beltway insiders had written off the Romney campaign as dead, saying the candidate had dug himself into too deep a hole with too little time to recover. However, with a month to go before ballots are cast, Romney has pulled even with President Obama, and the former Massachusetts governor credits his rejuvenated campaign to one, singular tactic: lying a lot.
Im lying a lot more, and my lies are far more egregious than theyve ever been, a smiling Romney told reporters while sitting in the back of his campaign bus, adding that when faced with a choice to either lie or tell the truth, he will more than likely lie. Its a strategy that works because when I lie, Im essentially telling people what they want to hear, and people really like hearing things they want to hear. Even if they sort of know that nothing Im saying is true.
Its a freeing strategy, really, because I dont have to worry about facts or being accurate or having any concrete positions of any kind, Romney added.
Romney said he is telling at least 80 percent more lies now than he was two months ago. Buoyed by his strong debate performance, which by his own admission included 40 or 50 instances of lying in one 90-minute period, the candidate said he will continue to just openly lie [his] ass off until the Nov. 6 election.
http://www.theonion.com/articles/romney-proudly-explains-how-hes-turned-campaign-ar,29845/
Once again, The Onion is the most accurate source of news.
DollarBillHines
(1,922 posts)alterfurz
(2,474 posts)...he can lie faster than any & all computer-assisted fact-checkers!
catbyte
(34,394 posts)BrainMann1
(460 posts)get serious. The election a little more than four weeks away. I'm a lier the elections are over, Mitt lost by a landslide.
are you saying that you lied about Mitshit losing the election? Your post makes me pause.
jmowreader
(50,559 posts)Do you REALLY think Mitt W. Romney knows what 'egregious' means?
McCamy Taylor
(19,240 posts)JackN415
(924 posts)Last edited Mon Oct 8, 2012, 10:34 PM - Edit history (1)
"Also, lying comes to me naturally, so I can be myself and be good", explained Romney. "When I was in 8th grade, a teacher called me a pathological liar, that's when I realized I had this talent..."