Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for September 26, 2016
September 25, 2016
September 27, 2016
Transcript:
Mr. Rat what do you hope that people will learn about you in the course of tonight's debate?
Rat: That I can lie as well as these two.
so lying is now a virtue.
Rat: Who said anything about lying?
conservatives, liberals all have a planto make themselves richoff the common manit’s power they wantto control me and youto make us all dancewhen they tell us too-so don’t be fooled voterinto thinking they knowhow to fix everythingincluding the snowtry to find someonewho has actually donesomething other than a lie spun-and if you are diligentresourceful and patientignore all the half truthsand the media storiesyou may find someonewho truly has worthto represent youfor the political berth-and then againprobably not
I’m also fascinated by which politicians inspire such rabid hatred that more lies are told about them than they themselves could ever concoct. And this time around, the number of lies (that can quickly and easily be proved to be lies) that one politician can tell in one day. Or one speech. Or one sentence. I think those planning to vote for the indisputable all time greatest in this category must regard this as a virtue. Their standard comeback is that ALL politician’s lie. But not all the time, nonstop, 24/7, boldly and proudly. This is a historical first for American politics.
Hey, now, the Supreme Court has ruled that it’s okay for politicians to lie to us. What does anyone expect? What do you call an honest politician? An oxymoron.
BE THIS GUY almost 8 years ago
“Who said anything about virtue?”
cdgar almost 8 years ago
Trump started it.
knight1192a almost 8 years ago
Well, can he lie as well as the better liar of the two?
jmarkoff2 almost 8 years ago
Eminem says: I love the way you lie.
bigcatbusiness almost 8 years ago
All talk and no action.That’s really all people need to know about politics.
Liverlips McCracken Premium Member almost 8 years ago
“You have learned well, rat grasshopper.”
Troglodyte almost 8 years ago
God, he’s good!
juicebruce almost 8 years ago
So you are telling me what my ears hear and what my eyes see is not happening………………Hummmmm
Chad Cheetah almost 8 years ago
The podiums seem rather empty
phredturner almost 8 years ago
LOL…
chris_o42 almost 8 years ago
Pastis for President! At least he’d keep us laughing.
Ignatz Premium Member almost 8 years ago
Rat just needs a comb-over.
BudsGlory almost 8 years ago
Yello’s “Of Course I’m Lying” should be the theme song for the debates
A. Weiner almost 8 years ago
The Pinocchio counter: http://www.usdebtclock.org/
Saddenedby Premium Member almost 8 years ago
conservatives, liberals all have a planto make themselves richoff the common manit’s power they wantto control me and youto make us all dancewhen they tell us too-so don’t be fooled voterinto thinking they knowhow to fix everythingincluding the snowtry to find someonewho has actually donesomething other than a lie spun-and if you are diligentresourceful and patientignore all the half truthsand the media storiesyou may find someonewho truly has worthto represent youfor the political berth-and then againprobably not
Sherlock Watson almost 8 years ago
48 percent of all statistics are made up.
jimmjonzz Premium Member almost 8 years ago
I’m also fascinated by which politicians inspire such rabid hatred that more lies are told about them than they themselves could ever concoct. And this time around, the number of lies (that can quickly and easily be proved to be lies) that one politician can tell in one day. Or one speech. Or one sentence. I think those planning to vote for the indisputable all time greatest in this category must regard this as a virtue. Their standard comeback is that ALL politician’s lie. But not all the time, nonstop, 24/7, boldly and proudly. This is a historical first for American politics.
Guilty Bystander almost 8 years ago
Hey, now, the Supreme Court has ruled that it’s okay for politicians to lie to us. What does anyone expect? What do you call an honest politician? An oxymoron.
Number Three almost 8 years ago
Is Rat lying that he can lie as well as those two?Sorry, I couldn’t think of anything clever to say! Politics is not my forté
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Meg: Cute as a Raccoon almost 8 years ago
Brilliant.
Sisyphos almost 8 years ago
It might be the Cretan Paradox, or just a Big Lie. At this point, what difference does it make?
auggy42 almost 8 years ago
After watching the silly “presidential debate”: Rat told the truth and was 100% accurate. He is moe than accurate.
librarian4hire almost 8 years ago
Tonights debate scorecard from PolitiFactTrump: 12 liesClinton: 1 lie
HowieL almost 8 years ago
I’ll tell you all my secrets, but I lie about my pastAnd send me off to bed for evermore
Tom Waits – Tango Till They’re Sore