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Posted on: February 11, 2019 at 12:06:11 CT
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It depends upon what the meaning of the word “is” is.
This duplicitous statement was Bill Clinton’s way of rationalizing his denial of a relationship with intern Monica Lewinsky in the face of evidence to the contrary. In hindsight, it’s both a defining moment and a representation of his eight years in the White House. He earned the nickname “Slick Willy” for good reason. He constantly parsed words not to clarify but to deceive.
Politics and the truth are not joined at the hip, much as we might wish they were.
Politics and the truth are not joined at the hip, much as we might wish they were. More often, their relationship is casual and self-serving. It’s one of the reasons so many people complain about politics and politicians, even as they contradict themselves by supporting more power for them both.
Which presidents tried hard to tell the truth? I don’t think Bill Clinton was among them.