Politicians hate the word lie. When caught dissembling, they will concede that
they misspoke, or misremembered
Now Mitt Romney, the Republican presidential candidate, has added another
entry to the lexicon of political euphemisms for the blatant fib.
When he said that as a boy he “saw” his father march with the civil rights
leader Martin Luther King — a claim debunked yesterday — Mr Romney now says
that he used the word “saw” as a figure of speech.
Romney conceded that he had only heard of his
father marching
Mr Romney’s Clintonesque explanations have so far not badly damaged his
standing, although he recently lost his lead in Iowa
his father’s explanation for
why he supported the Vietnam War
Mr
Romney Sr said that he had been subjected to a “brainwashing” by US generals
during a visit to Vietnam.
He was ridiculed for the statement and his presidential bid collapsed.
clipped from: www.timesonline.co.uk 