Obama and Romney: No ‘lie’ - The Washington Post

By Al Kamen,

Once upon a time, politicians knew how to call out a baldfaced lie.
Teddy Roosevelt once accused an opponent of “atrociously” and wickedly” lying, historian Doris Kearns Goodwin pointed out on Tuesday’s “Morning Joe.” And Abraham Lincoln famously slapped Stephen Douglas with this insult: “I don’t know what to call you except you are a liar.”

Once upon a time, politicians knew how to call out a baldfaced lie.

Teddy Roosevelt once accused an opponent of “atrociously” and wickedly” lying, historian Doris Kearns Goodwin pointed out on Tuesday’s “Morning Joe.” And Abraham Lincoln famously slapped Stephen Douglas with this insult: “I don’t know what to call you except you are a liar.”

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