wow. I'm laughing but... Mitt lied about his fricking NAME on national TV

[cali]

From an article entitlted Why Do MItt Romney and Paul Ryan Tell Small, Dumb Lies?

(and it's a good article, but this way down in the column is what drew my attention)

<snip>

Here’s another example, from way back in November. CNN’s Wolf Blitzer opened a GOP presidential debate he was moderating by telling the crowd that “yes, that’s my real name.” Romney in turn introduced himself by saying, “I'm Mitt Romney and yes, Wolf, that's also my first name.” Except that it’s not. His first name is in fact Willard.

So what was the point of claiming otherwise?

This isn’t a partisan thing. I’m not trying to draw conclusions about Ryan’s and Romney’s personal veracity here (though I think there’s an abundance of evidence that their campaign is setting a new standard for political mendacity). I’m just really curious—why tell small, dumb lies?

http://www.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/robert-schlesinger/2012/09/01/why-do-mitt-romney-and-paul-ryan-tell-small-dumb-lies

[femmocrat]

1. He is ashamed that he shares a name with a rat.

I guess!

[Panasonic]

5. I thought it was Lester..

You know...

[cali]

10. I do so love Beakman

[Tom Ripley]

2. He is so tone deaf that he thinks Mitt makes him sound like a "regular guy"...

while it is actually smacks of a prep school name like Kipp or Biff.

[lumpy]

3. I have concluded that "mitt" is just plain stupid.

nt

[wtmusic]

11. Yes. Attributing rationed thought to Mitt is like seeing the Virgin Mary on a pancake.

[NJCher]

4. because to do otherwise would require effort

Lying, you see, is default mode for Willard.


Cher

[Prophet 451]

6. I'm starting to think it's pathological

A pathological liar tells lies even when there's no reason to. They just can't help themselves.

[magical thyme]

7. ^^^this. plus one step further.

pathological liars tell lies even when telling the truth would serve them better.

it's almost as though they feel the need to stay in practice and they just prefer deceiving people. maybe to maintain their privacy?

[rgbecker]

8. This one is easy: Let's see the birth certificate.

Astounding, the lies.

[uponit7771]

9. rMoney is a mental case level liar