You tell me. What didn’t they say?
A child is asked by his mom, "Did you climb up on the counter to eat those cookies, Marvin?" Marvin says, "No, I did not."
His older sister appears. "Mom, that's right he didn't climb on the counter. He brought over a step stool and reached from there."
The moral: Marvin did eat the cookies that were on the counter. And while his answer was exactly the truth, it was not the whole truth, it was deceptive. It was not honest.
The Outcome (pre-Obama era): After hearing motherly advice: "Marvin! I expected so much better from you. That was not the whole truth, was it?" Marvin is made to sit in the corner for a half-hour while his friends play outside.
The Outcome-Based Result (post-Obama era): Marvin's mother praises him for being so careful with his words. "You're a marvelous speaker! You are so honest! You really know your words, and I am so proud of you!" She gives him the rest of the cookies in the jar! "I know you'll love these, and you deserve ALL those delicious cookies -- you are just Marvelous Marvin!"
The mother turns to the older daughter, "Sarah, you hateful ugly pig! Such hate pours out of your mouth! You are so biased against Marvin, you hateful shrew! Go away! Up to your room and stay there. I can't stand to see you! I'm going to dump you on your deadbeat of a Dad, or call Children's Services and get you out of here!"
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So answer my question, a different way, let's measure your honesty '47':
What do you think I am saying that they left out? What is the glaring deception I suspect in those statements by the Hawaiian officials?