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Debbie Wasserman Schultz: I want to go back to my ``mom'' analogy that I had last week. It is like how I deal with my kids. I told them, as all…

On the recordMarch 26, 2007
I want to go back to my ``mom'' analogy that I had last week. It is like how I deal with my kids. I told them, as all little kids, they get nervous when they have done something wrong. Sometimes they might not be completely truthful. And I have sat them down time and again, and said, listen, honey, if you just tell me the truth right away, it is going to be easier. I might be a little mad, but I am going to be more upset if I find out you lied on top of a lie. Young kids might not completely understand this, but grownups like the President and the Attorney General can certainly understand the more you stretch the truth, because we have to be careful about the words we use here, the harder it is to remember the last one you told, the last version of the truth you told.
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Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Democratic · Florida

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Discussing the importance of honesty in communication, using a personal analogy.

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