Exaggeration is something we all accept in politics. We also
accept it in product marketing. In sales and marketing there’s a concept called
“puffing”. Puffing is a slight exaggeration, like, “this is the best car in its
class”, or “you can’t buy a better broadcast video server than the Grass Valley K2”.
Saying you once ran a marathon in the high two’s, “2 hours
and fifty-something” minutes when you haven't….is NOT the same thing. Even if he had run it in 3
hours and 1 minute he would not have remembered it as 2 hours 59 minutes. You
just don’t. I know that I’ve never shot 79 at golf but shot 80 several
times. I remember that I never ran a 10K (6.2 miles) in less than 62 minutes
which equates to a 10 minute mile average. I remember that. And I don’t have a
particularly great memory.
So, my level of trust in Paul Ryan has waned. It’s not going
to change my vote because it's still my intent to vote for the Libertarians; Gary
Johnson and Jim Gray. It's stuff like this that just really gets on my last
good nerve and why I simply don't trust the two major parties. They make for
good entertainment but their thirst for power is such that they'll lie about
just about anything. Oh, and Gary Johnson REALLY did climb Mount Everest.
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