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[–] spicytuna62 266 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (15 children)

Sometimes, the best thing they can do is to not say anything. Walz could have said nothing, and pretty well nobody would have been upset about it.

[–] [email protected] 136 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Politicians have to say a lot of things whether they mean them or not.

I like ex-New York Mayor Ed Koch's take on voting. "If you agree with me 51% of the time, vote for me. If you agree with me 100% of the time, see a psychiatrist."

[–] hate2bme 35 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Politicians do NOT have to run a dishonest campaign. They just can't help themselves. Inb4 the obligatory BoTh SiDeS comment.

[–] Glemek 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

We do really seem to be selecting for it based on who wins tho

[–] hate2bme 7 points 2 months ago

The winner always lies to get in. The fucked up thing is that the loser does too

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