Truth be known, I suppose we are all guilty. Guilty of some exaggerations about our past, guilty of a few lies, yep simply guilty of telling tall tales. Perhaps it's our nature to overstate and glorify our history. I recall reading somewhere that America's college campuses were fertile ground for high school graduates to gather and flat out lie through their front teeth about past escapades.
Most people don't believe that those overstated stories about our past experiences will come back to bite us. Recently, we saw the fall of NBC News anchor, Brian Williams because he exaggerated a war experience as a journalist and some folks checked it out. Williams made matters worse when he did not come clean. Ultimately the man was disgraced and fired from a very prestigious news position of public trust.
Republican Presidential candidate, Dr. Ben Carson told some 'tall tales' about his supposedly troubled youth and angry violent behavior. He told of having a robber place a gun in his ribs at a fast food restaurant. He explained how he chased folks with hammers with intent to do bodily harm. He recalls in his early teens stabbing another teen who was saved from death because the knife broke when hitting the belt buckle.
These stories would never be checked out had Dr. Ben not enter the Presidential race. Wow! Wouldn't it be fascinating to talk with the grown man who Ben nearly killed with his knife. Maybe the man also became a Doctor. Then perhaps he is a successful rap singer. We'll never know because the evil liberal-media, all of which are descendants from Satan cannot locate this phantom cat.
Ben, you and that other politician who has thievery tendencies make Trump look honorable. Now THAT'S a frightening thought.
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