Friends, the time has come. I can stand it no longer. People running for political office are manipulating, stretching, coloring and distorting the truth with such regularity and panache that it is time to call out the liars.
This blog is apolitical. We do not exist to take one side or the other in the political debate. Rather, we are the referees, umpires, officiating the game and enforcing penalties when we see an infraction.
This game has one and only one rule: tell the truth. If you break the rule, you will get flagged.
There are many different ways to lie; some are more nuanced and marginal, others are obvious and egregious. The type, manner and severity of the lie will dictate the penalty received.
For now, we shall use a football metaphor, although we may change sports metaphors later. So here are the levels of penalty that can be enforced:
5 yards -- a relatively minor infraction that doesn't necessarily directly impact the outcome of the play, such as illegal procedure, illegal formation, delay of game, etc.
10 yards -- a moderate infraction that can directly impact the outcome of the play, such as holding, interference, etc.
15 yards -- a serious infraction that shows disregard for the rules and could result in injury to other players, such as clipping, late hit, unsportsmanlike conduct, roughing the passer, etc.
Ejection -- an egregious infraction that not only show callous disregard for the rules but also potentially causes injury and expresses being so out of control the offender needs to leave the field.
Multi-Game Suspension -- an offense either on or off the field that shows a continual pattern of rules violations that warrant being separated from the sport for a period of time.
Now that I've outlined the rules and penalties, please send me examples of campaign literature, TV and radio ads, e-mails, scripts, audio/video clips of candidates, or anything else that you think needs to be reviewed for violations. Let's take back Texas by demanding truth from our leaders.
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