“Romney and Democratic rival President Obama have led their partisan backers down a trail of lies, negativity and vacuous policies that seem certain to guarantee an angry electorate four more years of gridlock.” YearsSeemsLyingCertainPresidentFourPolicyAngryDemocraticGuaranteesPresident ObamaNegativityTrailsRivalsRomneyPartisansElectorateGridlockVacuous Author:Ron Fournier
“'Liar' is just as ugly a word as 'thief,' because it implies the presence of just as ugly a sin in one case as in the other. If a man lies under oath or procures the lie of another under oath, if he perjures himself or suborns perjury, he is guilty under the statute law.” IfsMenLawLyingPresidentSinCasesUglyGuiltyLiarsThievesOathStatutesLying MenPerjury Book:The Strenuous Life: Essays and Addresses Source: The Strenuous Life: Essays and Addresses
“Bush is almost always clear when he's speaking cruelly. For example, when the subject is the punitive infliction of great pain, there is no problem with his syntax, grammar, or vocabulary, even if he happens to be lying. ... On the other hand, our president is extraordinarily tongue-tied when he's trying, off the cuff, to sound a note of idealism, magnanimity or -- especially -- compassion.” IfsTryingProblemHandsHappensPainLyingSoundPresidentCompassionClearSubjectsExampleNotesTongueTiedIdealismVocabularyNo ProblemGrammarMagnanimitySyntaxCuffsTongue TiedInfliction Author:Mark Crispin Miller
“[On Richard M. Nixon:] Americans began with a president who couldn't tell a lie and now they have one who can't tell the truth.” LyingPresidentTelling The TruthRichard'm Nixon Author:Benazir Bhutto
“If I were in the President's place, I would not get a chance to resign. I would be lying in a pool of my own blood hearing Mrs. Armey, standing over me, saying, 'How do I reload this damn thing?'” IfsWould BeLyingPresidentChanceMy OwnBloodStandingHearingDamnPoolDamn Things Author:Dick Armey
“Lying is forbidden in Iraq. President Saddam Hussein will tolerate nothing but truthfulness as he is a man of great honour and integrity. Everyone is encouraged to speak freely of the truths evidenced in their eyes and hearts.” MenHeartEyeLyingSpeakPresidentIntegrityIraqHonourTolerateSaddamForbiddenHusseinTruthfulness Author:Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf
“Trying every day to tell the truth is hard. There are harder things, of course - arguably, living with lies and meaninglessness, living in despair is harder, but it's hardship disguised as luxury and easier perhaps to grow accustomed to, since truth is usually the enemy of custom. There are harder things than writing, being President Obama, for instance, and having to deal with House Republicans, or trying to fix the leak at the Fukushima reactor, these are harder, but writing is hard.” WritingTryingHardLyingCoursesHouseGrowsPresidentDealsEnemyEasierRepublicanTruth IsDespairHarderInstanceLuxuryTelling The TruthHardshipCustomsPresident ObamaAccustomedLeaksMeaninglessnessFukushima Author:Tony Kushner