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He was referring to George Washington, you idiot.Michael Bloomberg gave a speech at the Rice University Commencement and it the nail squarely on the head.
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Excerpts:
“How did we go from a president who could not tell a lie to politicians who cannot tell the truth?”
“There is now more tolerance for dishonesty in politics than I have seen in my lifetime,”
“The only thing more dangerous than dishonest politicians who have no respect for the law is a chorus of enablers who defend their every lie.”
(For example, he noted that Democrats spent much of the 1990s defending President Bill Clinton against charges of lying and personal immorality just as Republicans attacked the lack of ethics and honesty in the White House. Just the reverse is happening today, he said.)
Regarding Climate Change; “If 99 percent of scientists whose research has been peer-reviewed reach the same general conclusion about a theory, then we ought to accept it as the best available information — even if it’s not a 100 percent certainty,” Bloomberg said. He added: “That, graduates, is not a Chinese hoax.”
“When elected officials speak as though they are above the truth, they will act as though they are above the law. And when we tolerate dishonesty, we get criminality. Sometimes, it’s in the form of corruption. Sometimes, it’s abuse of power. And sometimes, it’s both.”
“The greatest threat to American democracy isn’t communism, jihadism, or any other external force or foreign power. It’s our own willingness to tolerate dishonesty in service of party, and in pursuit of power.”
Bloomberg warns of 'epidemic of dishonesty'
This was truly a non-partisan speech When he attacks "chorus of enablers, who defend their every lie.” he slaps the Democrats during Clinton's time and today's little Trumpsters. Are you people paying attention? Defending blatant lies of your political gods, isn't just a disservice to your country. it's an attack on your country.
“How did we go from a president who could not tell a lie
obama lies list - Bing
duh
and Trump is not the first to lie.
Late by at least a century,