There is a lot more that makes him different from the average politician.
Jay said:
It’s only Trump’s delivery that makes him different.Really?!
Within the scope of how he uses rhetoric to get what he wants, yes. There are things outside his rhetoric that make him different, but within the context of lying for political gain, I don’t see how he’s all that different from what’s come before besides his chosen delivery.
He’s described in private conversations as exceedingly polite, even meek. Doesn’t fit at all with the portrayal of him being a monster and implies his public persona is what he feels it needs to be to accomplish his goals.
After reading Trump’s op-ed and the rebuttal, I don’t see how his lies are worse than any other politician’s. Seems to me that people base the lies they’ll accept on their opinion of the liar. If they like the liar and agree with their overall position, they’ll gladly accept the lie.
Perhaps, but Trump does lie, a lot.
Absolutely he does. It’s second nature to him. I think he places more value on results than honesty.
That’s really just another way of saying that he lies for what he perceives to be the greater good, which is why many politicians lie.
The problem is, what a politician might perceive to be the greater good, isn’t necessarily the greater good. Also I am not sure Trump cares for the greater good as much as cares about himself and $$$.
Agreed.