Comments on: What do you mean? A politician LIED?!?

By: Barbara K.

Barbara K. — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 15:02:40 +0000

Your website looks great and is very interesting even though I don’t understand the technical article about the sad story of your packets whatever those are.
In response to the issue of Edwards, I think that some people get angry and upset because they see the public officials symbolically reflecting the moral environment of the society and thus feel threatened by immoral behavior. And it is easier to point fingers outwardly than to turn them on yourself and look at what you are doing wrong and change it, so maybe that is part of it, too.
I’m not sure if I would agree though that lying doesn’t matter if it is about personal behavior–it seems to me that deception is always a problem whether personal or public as I have recently been reminded.
I came across a very interesting verse in the Bible this past week that I would like to share: (Isaiah 58:10-11) “If you take away the yoke from your midst, (they were oppressing workers) The pointing of the finger and speaking wickedness, if you extend your soul to the hungry and satisfy the afflicted soul, then your light shall dawn in the darkness, and your darkness shall be as the noonday. The Lord will guide you continually, and satisfy your soul in drought, and strengthen your bones; you shall be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.”
I include this because when I read it, I was struck by how our society (including me or especially me) has chosen to be finger pointers as an almost full time occupation. And it’s so seductive because if I am point ing my finger at someone else, I don’t have to deal with my own mess. I think, for me, it is a mental battlefield.
Just some thoughts. . .

By: RandomRage

RandomRage — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:39:50 +0000

But that’s the thing: it’s not like he lied about a government contract or his intent to pass a law. This was a personal thing, so why does it matter? In fact, his lie probably protected his family, so isn’t it the more noble thing to do?
This could probably be an entire other blog post, but I really want to swim away from politics as quickly as possible. In his statement about the affair, Edwards said his ego was inflated by the campaign process, which led him to believe he could get away with shagging the video girl.
This reminds of a few years ago — I was working for a large company associated with a particular color, and Pete Sessions scheduled a visit to our local office. There was an email sent to everyone stating that our “senator” was coming to visit and we should all be on our best behavior and grateful that he was coming. Besides the obvious error in title and position (he’s a congressman, although sadly I’m sure the distinction was lost on most of my coworkers), the attitude of respect and reverence that the email conveyed made me sick. He’s not special, he’s not royalty. He’s a public servant, and he works for and is answerable to US. There’s not much hope for government in our country until people grasp that idea.

By: Queen of the Universe

Queen of the Universe — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 20:32:29 +0000

This just made me sick. Life sucks and yes, many politicians lie, but there are a few that don’t. I am devistated that he is among the majority now.

::sobbing::