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VIDEO: Can Candidates Tell The Truth? — Jul 23rd 2007
By Alexia Prichard
With tonight's vox-pop-driven Democratic debate just hours away, it seemed like a good moment to ask a fundamental question: does our electoral system reward the most agile fudging, evasion, and outright fibbing? At the Milken Conference back in April, moderator Roger Ailes posed the question in somewhat different terms. "Can a presidential candidate advance serious and even unconventional ideas," he asked, "while unyieldingly telling the truth--and win the presidency?" In the video below, panelists Arianna Huffington and Ken Mehlman answer at length. Even more impressively, the high-profile progressive and the former RNC chairman come to similar conclusions about the role of honesty on the stump.
Tags: Arianna Huffington, Election 2008, Ken Mehlman, Milken
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Wm J. Rountry — 10:07PM on Jul 30th 2007
1. YES: LATE BREAKING COMMENTS!.
SINCE WHEN DID THE PROFESSION,
OF "POLITICS"!.
BECOME ONE OF TRUTH; OR ONE WITH TRUTH, OR ANYTHING CONCERNING TRUTH?.
THEY'RE!, SIDE SHOW AND ABILITY TO GARNER AN AUDIENCE : JUST KEEPS GETTING BETTER!; IS ALL!.
THEY'RE A VERY NEEDED DIVERSION WHEN THE WOLD IS CONFUSED AS IT IS TODAY , MORE THAN IT HAS EVER BEEN!.
OTHERWISE , NO ONE OTHER THAN A POLITICIAN,"GIVES A DAMN IF THERE EVER WERE SUCH, A "THING" AS A POLITICIAN!.
pthreads10 — 11:44AM on Aug 2nd 2007
2. I've always thought being honest was the highest peak you can reach? The last 8 years have shown to be lies on top of lies or keeping secrets. Why was Scooter given ammunity? What secrets could he have exposed? Why were the border patrolmen sent to prison and the criminal, a drug dealer, set free? Has the Nation's leaders forgotten the middle class American and let their jobs go to China? Are we now the United States of China? I keep hearing that expression and wonder why we have been sold out? Can politicians tell the truth? They need to try it for a change. What about our children? Whose taking care of those innocent children that are beaten by their parents and are only 1 - 4 years old and sometimes less? Who's taking care of our children and our seniors? Politicians -- Not so.
patricia — 11:58AM on Aug 2nd 2007
3. INSTEAD OF SENDING OUR SONS TO IRAQ, WHY CAN'T THE U.S. GOVERNMENT OR DEPT. OF PRISONS SEND THOSE ON DEATH ROW FOR MURDER, ETC. TO IRAQ TO FIGHT AND SEND OUR SONS HOME? MORE THAN LIKELY THEIR SENTENCE WOULD BE AS RULED AND NO APPEAL. WE PAY ABOUT $39,000/DAY HOLDING THESE PEOPLE IN PRISONS, GETTING AN EDUCATION, BECOME LAWYERS TO DEFEND THEMSELVES.
WE PAY FOR THAT AND JUSTICE HAS BEEN APPEALED AND APPROVED.
pthreads10 — 11:58AM on Aug 2nd 2007
4. Maybe, it's time to restructure the word "honesty" in everything, especially politicians!
I would try and help the citizens of this country. I'm proud of its citizens and this COUNTRY! I'm not proud of POLITICIANS selling out this COUNTRY AND ITS CITIZENS!
patricia — 11:59AM on Aug 2nd 2007
5. 2. I've always thought being honest was the highest peak you can reach? The last 8 years have shown to be lies on top of lies or keeping secrets. Why was Scooter given ammunity? What secrets could he have exposed? Why were the border patrolmen sent to prison and the criminal, a drug dealer, set free? Has the Nation's leaders forgotten the middle class American and let their jobs go to China? Are we now the United States of China? I keep hearing that expression and wonder why we have been sold out? Can politicians tell the truth? They need to try it for a change. What about our children? Whose taking care of those innocent children that are beaten by their parents and are only 1 - 4 years old and sometimes less? Who's taking care of our children and our seniors? Politicians -- Not so.