AlVic40117560_ t1_j9kc85n wrote
Reply to comment by HeyZuesHChrist in Republican Doug Mastriano told supporters he didn't get any money from Ohio derailment train operator Norfolk Southern. Records show he took $1,000. by Pennzingers
His quote was "I know my own finances. I didn't get any money from that train network."
And he received $1,000 from Norfolk Southern’s political action committee, the Good Government Fund.
There’s a very real chance that he didn’t lie and was just wrong. He may not have known that the Good Government Fund is associated with Norfolk Southern.
There are a million real things to criticize him for. He’s a giant piece of shit. I don’t necessarily think this is one of them.
ticktocktoe t1_j9kebfv wrote
> There are a million real things to criticize him for. He’s a giant piece of shit. I don’t necessarily think this is one of them.
Agree with this take - there are so many other low hanging fruits to call this guy out for - this one seems like its grasping at straws.
reverendsteveii t1_j9knpox wrote
If he knew, then
>I didn't get any money from that train network
Is a lie. If he didn't know, then
>I know my own finances
Is a lie. Either way, the traitor lied.
AlVic40117560_ t1_j9ksdwh wrote
Sure. But again, weird thing to use as a “gotcha!” You could just look at what he campaigns on and quote it directly and it’ll be way better than this one. You can do this with literally anybody. Politician or not. To assume every single thing they a person is going to be correct is insane. People are wrong at times.
Diarygirl t1_j9l1zjo wrote
Well, not every politician has participated in an insurrection.
AlVic40117560_ t1_j9l2tqe wrote
Again, a much better thing to point out than this $1,000 thing.
Diarygirl t1_j9l3asq wrote
There is no sane person that thinks any person, much less a politician, is going to be a perfect person at all times, and asking a pathological liar to stop lying isn't asking much at all.
AlVic40117560_ t1_j9l6rn0 wrote
I agree with all of that. What I’m saying is this little thing he said is something that could easily be something he was just wrong about isn’t necessarily lying. It’s very reasonable to think he didn’t know the PAC was at all associated with the railway. Knowing all of your campaign finances off the top your head is definitely a stretch, but it’s not really worth attacking a guy over. Especially when you’re talking about one of the worst politicians in recent memory. There are so many things to get this guy on. Why is this something to write an article about?
HeyZuesHChrist t1_j9kcyxd wrote
Fair enough. I’m not up in arms about this quote from him anyway. To claim he knows his finances and then he’s wrong just proves he at least doesn’t know his finances.
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