More Pinocchios?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="headline">headline</span>: <span word="More">More</span> <span word="Pinocchios">Pinocchios</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Equal">Equal</span> <span word="Pay">Pay</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="President">President</span> – <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> – <span word="told">told</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="lies">lies</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="subject">subject</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="equal">equal</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="women">women</span>.</p><p><span word="Without">Without</span> <span word="needing">needing</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="context">context</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="Pinocchio">Pinocchio</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="lying">lying</span>.</p><p><span word="Pinocchio">Pinocchio</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hero">hero</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Italian">Italian</span> <span word="writer">writer</span> <span word="Carlo">Carlo</span> <span word="Collodi">Collodi</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="children">children</span>, <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Adventures">Adventures</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Pinocchio">Pinocchio</span> (1883). <span word="Pinocchio">Pinocchio</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="puppet">puppet</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="nose">nose</span> <span word="grows">grows</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="whenever">whenever</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="tells">tells</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lie">lie</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="generation">generation</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1960<span word="s">s</span> <span word="and">and</span> 1970<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="familiar">familiar</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Pinocchio">Pinocchio</span>. <span word="Few">Few</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nose">nose</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Pinocchio">Pinocchio</span>. <span word="How">How</span> <span word="come">come</span>?</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="lying">lying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="crime">crime</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="youngsters">youngsters</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="matter">matter</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="days">days</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="upcoming">upcoming</span> <span word="generations">generations</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boy">boy</span>. <span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="lying">lying</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="seriously">seriously</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="offense">offense</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="before">before</span>. <span word="Lying">Lying</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="arena">arena</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="olden">olden</span> <span word="eye">eye</span>, <span word="public">public</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="holders">holders</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="celebrities">celebrities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="lying">lying</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="teeth">teeth</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="exposing">exposing</span> <span word="liars">liars</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>. <span word="Still">Still</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="impression">impression</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unmistakable">unmistakable</span> – <span word="that">that</span> <span word="lying">lying</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="prevalent">prevalent</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="by">by</span>.</p>
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