{"id":973,"date":"2011-06-09T13:28:23","date_gmt":"2011-06-09T18:28:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/markdroberts\/?p=973"},"modified":"2015-03-13T15:39:08","modified_gmt":"2015-03-13T20:39:08","slug":"something-to-think-about-on-lying-politicians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/markdroberts\/2011\/06\/09\/something-to-think-about-on-lying-politicians\/","title":{"rendered":"Something to Think About: On Lying Politicians"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

As more and more national leaders from both political parties are calling for the resignation of Congressman Anthony Weiner because he sent lewd, unwanted messages to women over the Internet and then lied about it repeatedly in public<\/em>, the executive director of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington is confused. According to ABC News<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis is a massive overreaction and I don\u2019t understand it,\u201d said Melanie Sloan, executive director of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington. . . .<\/p>\n

As for Weiner\u2019s bald lies to his family, constituents and the general public in media appearances last week about the lewd photo that appeared on Twitter, Sloan said it was disconcerting and tarnished his credibility but not the worst Washington has seen.<\/p>\n

\u201cA politician lying is not that unusual,\u201d Sloan said. \u201cIf the new standard is that politicians are out the second they lie to us, then a lot of politicians could be gone.\u201d . . .<\/p>\n

\u201cI think there will be a public backlash when people start to think about what is this guy really accused of doing, and is this the most serious thing a politician has done when most people are really concerned about politicians selling their office to special interests. There\u2019s no kind of that allegation here.\u201d<\/p>\n

Okay, so let me get this straight, the executive director of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington doesn\u2019t have a problem with the fact that a congressman repeatedly lied in public (putting aside for a moment his behavior in private). Now that\u2019s something to think about.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As more and more national leaders from both political parties are calling for the resignation of Congressman Anthony Weiner because he sent lewd, unwanted messages to women over the Internet and then lied about it repeatedly in public, the executive director of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington is confused. 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