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mitch96

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5. Yup, pound the table if you don't have the law or facts...

Reply to catrose (Reply #4)

Sun Nov 22, 2020, 11:32 AM

Nov 2020

There's an old legal aphorism that goes, "If you have the facts on your side, pound the facts. If you have the law on your side, pound the law. If you have neither on your side, pound the table."

In this case lie your ass off to people that will believe you...
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This is your brain on lies: Why liars get better at lying with practice [View all] marmar Nov 2020 OP

He seems to be worse at lying, like there's no kernel of catrose Nov 2020 #1

As the Nazi proved at doing so well.. Repeat a big lie often enough and the people willl believe it. mitch96 Nov 2020 #3

Yes. The Rs game plan is always to scream reality into being catrose Nov 2020 #4

Yup, pound the table if you don't have the law or facts... mitch96 Nov 2020 #5

Part of "getting better" at lying is no_hypocrisy Nov 2020 #2

The narcissist lies for his own gratification RainCaster Nov 2020 #6

What you said is essentially true, but it's much worse than that Trailrider1951 Nov 2020 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author CatLady78 Nov 2020 #7