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1StrongBlackMan

(31,849 posts) Mon Sep 10, 2012, 01:21 PM Sep 2012

his weekend on NPR's ...

Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me segment, on of the hosts said something that almost made me crash my car ...

The question was, &quot

something to the effect of) During the RNC the fact-checkers had quite a time with candidate ryan's speech; but the one thing they all agreed on was, what?"

The contestant answered: "Well there was so much to choose from; but if I had to narrow it down to just one, I would have to say he lied about his marathon time."

The Host: "that is correct ... To non-marathon runners let me explain, the difference between running a sub-3 hour marathon and a 4+ hour marathon is like scoring a 2400 on the SAT and being ABLE to spell S-A-T."

I laughed so hard I almost drove off the road.

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his weekend on NPR's ... (Original Post) 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2012 OP

My favorite was Tom Bodette (sp?)'s October Surprise NRaleighLiberal Sep 2012 #1

The host is Peter Sagal...a marathoner himself. AngryOldDem Sep 2012 #2

I realize this has been mentioned before... phantom power Sep 2012 #3

NRaleighLiberal

(60,004 posts)

1. My favorite was Tom Bodette (sp?)'s October Surprise

Reply to 1StrongBlackMan (Original post)

Mon Sep 10, 2012, 01:23 PM

Sep 2012

RMoney will connect up his plane to some geese, throw the dog in a carrier onto the plane to make a tour of the swing states. Big problem - they are Canadian Geese!

AngryOldDem

(14,061 posts)

2. The host is Peter Sagal...a marathoner himself.

Reply to 1StrongBlackMan (Original post)

Mon Sep 10, 2012, 01:26 PM

Sep 2012

And yes, lying about your finish time is a pretty low-class thing to do.

phantom power

(25,966 posts)

3. I realize this has been mentioned before...

Reply to 1StrongBlackMan (Original post)

Mon Sep 10, 2012, 01:27 PM

Sep 2012

but I just can't get over the idea that he lied about a marathon time. Aside from the obvious bit that it's utterly irrelevant to anybody's qualification for political office - I for one have respect for anybody who can complete a marathon in any amount of time, and I'm guessing that most people feel the same way.

It's just pointless, pathological lying.

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