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28. Even if that story was true...

Fri Mar 7, 2014, 03:25 PM

Mar 2014

Is he saying it's better to have the children have empty souls and empty stomachs? Unless he went on to advocate expanding services for the poor to ensure they can afford brown bags and food from home, I'm not following. I'm sure some will say it was him advocating having loving families, which is fine, but love doesn't buy food.

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Paul Ryan discovers there's no free lunch [View all] Botany Mar 2014 OP

Lying is okay, just as long as you apologize when you get caught.. olddad56 Mar 2014 #1

but of course.......everyone hears the lie ladywnch Mar 2014 #45

"Misspoke:" White-collar conman argot for "lied." Jackpine Radical Mar 2014 #2

That's not an apology, that's a cop-out. Scuba Mar 2014 #3

He's blaming it on her? Didn't he make up the entire exchange to begin with?! Roland99 Mar 2014 #33

Not exactly Scairp Mar 2014 #47

And as usual! atreides1 Mar 2014 #4

Is he going to apologize for being a pathological liar? tridim Mar 2014 #5

but I appreciate you for taking your time to share your insights Botany Mar 2014 #8

... and serial plagerist. (n/t) William Seger Mar 2014 #27

Oh look. Hes blaming someone else. bunnies Mar 2014 #6

Were his lips moving again? The Second Stone Mar 2014 #7

He should put a paper bag over his head—lying freak. tofuandbeer Mar 2014 #9

Paper or plastic? n/t Alkene Mar 2014 #32

:D tofuandbeer Mar 2014 #44

No, you asshole, SHE FUCKING LIED. Arkana Mar 2014 #10

Or, she told him the truth & HE twisted it to a lie Myrina Mar 2014 #49

'Presidential' nt onehandle Mar 2014 #11

I can't believe someone actually made one of them back down on one of their lies wryter2000 Mar 2014 #12

I have no apology for failing to misspeak, but Paul Ryan is a privileged punk. bkanderson76 Mar 2014 #13

Mr. 3-hour Marathon Man has no remorse Blue Owl Mar 2014 #14

"I confess--somebody else misspoke." Orsino Mar 2014 #15

Next time I'm caught lying, I'm going to say my story was 'improperly sourced'. Demit Mar 2014 #16

Too bad the poo has already been flung. scorpiogirl Mar 2014 #17

Typical non-apology apology Aldo Leopold Mar 2014 #18

i cheated fair and square! it's not my fault the person i cheated off of also cheated! unblock Mar 2014 #19

You said it as I was about to say it packman Mar 2014 #23

Misspoke my ass! SoapBox Mar 2014 #20

The R way, one lies and the other R plagiarizes bs to suck-up to the liar Sunlei Mar 2014 #22

all our school children deserve free meals like most other first world countries. Sunlei Mar 2014 #21

AMEN!!! MyOwnPeace Mar 2014 #41

would give children a bit more time for lunch (no checkout wait) and a lot less stress. Sunlei Mar 2014 #43

Pretty Lame Apology Captain Stern Mar 2014 #24

It's easier to ask for forgiveness than permission BumRushDaShow Mar 2014 #25

hey, dont b so hard on a guy who runs under 4hr marathons nt griloco Mar 2014 #26

Even if that story was true... penultimate Mar 2014 #28

As if that "apology" will keep the right wing from spewing that story like it's gospel. Paladin Mar 2014 #29

NOT apology: he shifted the blame. nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2014 #30

the non-apology apology. typical. nt Javaman Mar 2014 #31

Republicons are just a truth-twisting disgrace Berlum Mar 2014 #34

As usual Ryan demonstrates that he has NO SHAME!! Lies/plagiarism! hue Mar 2014 #35

He is not sorry he lies liberal N proud Mar 2014 #36

I have a hard time caring about this story cvoogt Mar 2014 #37

But....... MyOwnPeace Mar 2014 #42

I just think cvoogt Mar 2014 #46

IOW.. we're a bunch of incompetent Lying Ryan assholes around here.. but, Cha Mar 2014 #38

What he regrets crim son Mar 2014 #39

Those stories that push a cold hearted view of the less well off so they applegrove Mar 2014 #40

That is a sneer, not an apology. Lasher Mar 2014 #48

I'm not convinced he does know what he's doing. Gidney N Cloyd Mar 2014 #50

He doesn't have to be brilliant to come up with such a ploy. Lasher Mar 2014 #51