[L.N. Smithee]

He wagered millions of dollars on video poker and slot machines, claims he didn't lose money when all the evidence and a near mathmatical certainty would suggest otherwise...., I'd call his absurd statement a lie.

He didn't say he didn't lose money, he said “Over 10 years, I’d say I’ve come out pretty close to even.”

He also said: "A lot of what they put out was inaccurate - about losing $8 million and all that. There's no way that happened."

You can call it a lie if you want. First Amendment, yada yada yada. You can call it hypocrisy, too. Everyone seems to want to redefine words to fit their agenda nowadays.

[Bluntpoint]

Everyone seems to want to redefine words to fit their agenda nowadays.

I believe your agenda would change if we were discussing Mario Cuomo's gambling and not Bennetts.

Me thinks you got a little too much "emotionally and politically" invested in Bennett not being judged by his actions.

[Rodney King]

Anybody who has gambled a lot and claims to have "come out about even" is a liar. Anybody who doesn't understand that you simply can't win over time at the casinos is an idiot.

[Diverdogz]

“Over 10 years, I’d say I’ve come out pretty close to even," says Bennett.

Call it a lie, call it an untruth, a mischaracterization, an understatement, an evasive answer, whatever.

Just remember, he thinks you are stupid. Stupid enough to believe him when he says that he came out "pretty close to even". Anyone who believes that claim is dumber that a bag of hammers.