Obama and the L-Word-'Liar' is Potent and Ugly—With a Sleazy Political Pedigree

Wall Street Journal-Wonderland ^ | October 10, 2012 | Daniel Henniger

[lbryce]

The election campaign of the 44th U.S. president is now calling another candidate for the American presidency a "liar." This is a new low. It is amazing and depressing to hear this term being used as a formal strategy by people at the highest level of American politics.

"Liar" is a potent and ugly word with a sleazy political pedigree. But "liar" is not being deployed only by party attack dogs or the Daily Kos comment queue. Mitt Romney is being called a "liar" by officials at the top of the Obama re-election campaign. Speaking the day after the debate in the press cabin of Air Force One, top Obama adviser David Plouffe said, "We thought it was important to let people know that someone who would lie to 50 million Americans, you should have some questions about whether that person should sit in the Oval Office."

[lbryce]

Well, the use of the word liar, potent and ugly with a sleazy political pedigree, makes perfect sense being associated, used by the president and is only natural for the use of the word be part of his political parlance.

[FatherofFive]

"We thought it was important to let people know that someone who would lie to 50 million Americans, you should have some questions about whether that person should sit in the Oval Office."

Exactly why we need to get rid of 0bama and his minions.

[jospehm20]

Obama is engaging in more of that projection stuff. That man is the biggest liar I have ever heard.

[WilliamofCarmichael]

"Gov. Romney and the Republicans are liars. It's shocking."

[SMARTY]

“O’s” style is the constant and unarguable reminder of just how flat, intellectually blase and small he is.

How this kind of inept, crude and malicious character found a place in the American political process is beyond me!

[Oldeconomybuyer]

“Look, I got five boys. I’m used to people saying something that’s not always true, but just keep on repeating it and ultimately hoping I will believe it.”

[txrefugee]

This is really a stupid strategy for Obama after the blatant lies he and Hillary told literally over the coffins of those who died because of their incompetence in Libya,

[Pollster1]

There are times when that word is appropriate, but it should not the the entire strategy of the leader of what used to be the free world.

[New Jersey Realist]

I recall the look on Nancy Pelosi’s face when Congressman Joe Wilson called the president a liar. He was probably censured for it as well. However, different rules for rats; they can call you a liar with impunity.

Check out the shock on Pelosi’s face here:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/09/gop-rep-wilson-yells-out_n_281480.html

[Sacajaweau]

Sad...The world is watching. The Presidency has sunk to a new low. What will the history books say....Not in our country...in other countries.

[luvbach1]

How this kind of inept, crude and malicious character found a place in the American political process is beyond me!

Easy. On his way up he met the Demonrat Party on its way down.

[WOSG]

Pot. Kettle. Black (oops, is that racist?)

Obama’s biggest weakness is he apparently believes his own campaign lies.
$5 trillion tax cut? A lie. War on women? A lie. Romney will raise middle-class taxes? Another lie.
Practically everything they said about Romney is a lie.
And to top it off, Obama has been lying about Libya.

Obama combines the dishonesty of Clinton with the incompetent failures of Carter.

Most dishonest campaign in a long time.

[Verginius Rufus]

They have already called him a murderer and a tax evader. What other allegations will they throw out before November 6?