Why is Paul Ryan lying so much?

Ryan also told a lie a worst or an exaggeration at best in his convention speech. He said Obama came to his home town and gave a speech where he hoped to save the local GM plant. Ryan then blamed Obama for the plants later closing. However, the truth is that Obama gave the speech in February when he was still trying to win the nomination. Four months later, GM announced that the plant was closing, as Obama was winning his parties nomination. The plant later closed in December, 28 days before Obama became President. If you want to blame Obama for things he did or didn't do, at least blame him for things when he might have had the chance to make difference.

I have been wondering the same thing, but what worries me that if you lie about something so small as a marathon what else have you lied about. I mean to me it is just odd. I guess he wanted to make himself seem younger or something? I mean it was just a marathon. As you stated, no one was going to vote based on how fast he ran a marathon. Still, if you are willing to lie about something so meaningless, what else are you hiding?

debater, I wondered the same thing. I didn't read much on it because frankly I don't care. But yes, what a dumb thing to lie about. It does of course beg the question what other things to lie about. I, like you thought him an upstanding man. Now I have to wonder. Bottom line I dont see the point and dont really care where or when he runs. and whether he ran a marathon. Pure silliness.

So you ding Ryan on his marathon lie but ignore the fundamental fact that our President basically lies every single time he opens his mouth. Very odd. But I guess you are happy with those blinders on.

I guess he just wanted to sound cool, or he could be just a compulsive liar. He might have told so many lies that he don't even know what the truth is anymore. Just like Eric Cantor could not remember the lie that The Romney campaign is using about medicare.

You convinced me! I won't vote for him for some how he was untruthful or a mistake about his marathon time. Or Debbie Wasserman Schultz lie about Israel's ambassador claiming that what the republicans are doing is bad for Israel. She is caught in a lie and she is still digging in on it. Or her democrats lie that Romney and Ryan will take Medicare away from the seniors, when no above 55 will be effected. The left just keeps up these lies. Or how about Romney being responsible for a lady dying of cancer. I can continue but you should get my point by now. There is so much worse lies out there. Why don't you guys on the left bring these up? Why? Debbie still won't admit she is wrong and digs in on it. When the head of the Democratic party is proven to be lying through her teeth and the left is okay with it - this is a big problem Also, to let you know, the fish Ryan caught is only 12" long not 18"...that's even a bigger lie.

Name of the game I guess. It is something fairly trivial to lie about though. I use politifact a lot to check up on what candidates say. Paul Ryans track on Politifact record is as follows: True3 (14%)(3) Mostly True3 (14%)(3) Half True6 (27%)(6) Mostly False6 (27%)(6) False2 (9%)(2) Pants on Fire (9%) 2 If you go to this link http://www.politifact.com/personalities/paul-ryan/ you can read what each of the statements are Now they don't cover every thing these guys say, but it will give you a basic idea.

Maybe because he actually forgot? I forgot how old I was one time. I didn't actually lie about my age, I just forgot. Some things are not important, including this. But if you want to talk about lies, we can come up with some better ones. Not from Paul Ryan, though.

I find sports to be the most important issue when voting. I don't know how anyone can overlook it. Although I think it's important for someone to know his marathon time to the micro-second, there is another sports' issue that I found even more worrisome. That was when Michelle Obama scolded Olympian Gabby Douglas for eating at McDonalds. I mean, that was a sports moment in history. Not everyone has the temerity to tell an Olympic medalist that she's fat.

I've said stuff that ended up not being true simply because I had forgotten what the truth was. I'm largely indifferent on this issue because I don't support Romney to begin with. If I did, then I'd be upset that he picked Paul Ryan. Ironically, you and I have this one thing in common, that Ryan seemed decent at the start, but for some reason he's fallen off the wagon. Part of it, is that the American public simply won't accept the reality of the situation. They've believed lies so long, that if someone really did say the truth, they'd be voted out instantly. Like Medicare for example. Everyone should know that the current system in not sustainable. Paul Ryan should be standing up and saying his plan is to gut medicare, which would be more accurate. Instead he said their plan is to "strengthen and stabilize" medicare, without saying what exactly they propose. Classic political double speak. Very comparable to the "hope and change" and "believe" crap Obama campaigned on. Oddly, I still completely support the economic policies that Paul Ryan otherwise supports, but that's still irrelevant because he won't be calling the shots. Romney the Socialist, will be making those choices. Even if Ryan wasn't making up completely irrelevant things like a 3 hour marathon run 22 years ago, when he doesn't remember at all how fast he made it, I think he'd be better of staying in congress and fighting the idiotic democrats there.

I'd like to know why he requested funds from Obamacare, an act he vowed to repeal. He also publicly opposes stimulus money, but then requests funds. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/06/paul-ryan-obamacare_n_1862147.html http://www.thenation.com/blog/169757/exclusive-paul-ryan-quietly-requested-obamacare-cash

Hi for get about politick when a person with there family there ok but when you see Paul Ryan on you tube is like watching Sat night live he probly has a writer write his speaches that I think come from the Kosh Bo ( they say the name sound like coke) they gave a lot money to the Rommeny campinege me i saw the dages in Wisconsin I think Paul Ryan think he not lying when you can see he his thank to him Im vote all Dem this year by party line ok have a grat day