List Presidential Lies. ALL Presidents. I'll start: The Gulf of Tonkin.

[bertha katzenengel]

Other memorable lies?

How about "I did not have sex with that woman"?

Of course 43 will lead the pack, maybe followed closely by 40.

I daresay they've ALL lied to the detriment of their people -- with the possible exception of Harrison, who may not have been in office long enough to lie.

[Midlodemocrat]

1. Not Washington. Remember?

I cannot tell a lie.


:evilgrin:

[bertha katzenengel]

5. That was a bald-faced lie!

;)

[Greeby]

2. All people of power lie

It's a question of what they lie about

I think Ray McGovern said it best at the DSM Hearing

"We're not talking Georgetown parlor games here. Or worse still, White House fraternity pranks. These are consequential, death-dealing lies."

[ET Awful]

3. How about . . . . "I am not a crook."

:evilgrin:

[EFerrari]

4. Harrison was sworn in, wasn't he?

:)

[dryan]

9. Grover Cleveland....

lied about having cancer -- had an operation on a ship in NY Harbor -- wasn't admitted until about 20 years after he died.

[genie_weenie]

14. yeah, how tough must old Grover have been?

to have your jaw removed on a ship? and to wear a rubber prosthetic for the rest of your days!

[Fenris]

6. W.H. Harrison did speak for 2 hours at his inauguration.

He's bound to have lied at some point.

My favorite lie? "When the president does it, it is not illegal."

[Richardo]

7. Will Durst: "Oooo, the President lied? What's that, 43 in a row?"

He has a point there.

[bertha katzenengel]

13. LOL

He does indeed.

[mitchtv]

8. "Remember the Maine"

who was that?besides WR Hearst?

[bunkerbuster1]

10. My favorite Poppy Bush quote

when explaining why Clarence Thomas was selected for the SCOTUS:

"He is the most qualified person for the job."

[expatriot]

11. Truman: August 6, 1945; Kennedy: April 18, 1961; Reagan; 11/13/86

Truman's lie: 08/06/1945

"The first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, a military base. That was because we wished in this first attack to avoid, in so far as possible, the killing of civilians."

Kennedy's lie: 04/18/1961

"I have previously stated and I repeat now that the United States intends no military intervention in Cuba."

(one of) Reagan's lie: 11/13/1986:
"We did not -- repeat -- did not trade weapons or anything else for hostages -- nor will we."

http://www.motherjones.com/commentary/columns/1998/10/prezlies.html

[bertha katzenengel]

12. Ooh, you're good! :) Gotta love Mother Jones.

:hi: