- Democratic Underground
- HOW FIT? Paul Ryan’s climbing claims are just the latest in examinations of his truthiness.
Is the truth in Paul Ryan? The Republican vice presidential nominee’s dishonesty about matters large (taxes, the economy and his plans to wreck the social safety net) and small (his bodacious exaggeration about his marathon running experience) is a continuing theme. Gene Lyons this week took on the subject.
Unbeknownst to me until I heard last night from a local distance runner, Ryan has also made bold statements about his mountain climbing prowess — a claim to have made 38 or 39 climbs of 14,000-foot peaks. Being a “Fourteener” is a big deal in that rarified fitness community apparently.
Ryan’s claims have risen to national attention, here in an article in the New York Times. And here’s a lengthy look by The Atlantic. Here’s a roundup from Gawker. He expresses mystification at the scrutiny. It shouldn’t be a surprise. Fool me once, etc.
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