When ANY gov't offical says "I don't recall" or "I can't remember" over and over. Doesn't it seem like they are just saying that to not answer the question?
2007-04-23 10:07:19 · 28 answers · asked by kermit 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Of course this tactic is being used instead of invoking the 5th amendment. Alberto Gonzales has already been recorded on film to have lied several times now, he is a double talker with no way out. Lindsey Graham (R) wants him to resign now, as to not allow for more investigations from the Democrats. Lindsey Graham isn't being Bi-Partisan, they are trying to cover up the BlackWater Military scandal that resides within his own State.
2007-04-23 13:27:33 · answer #1 · answered by leonard bruce 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Unless someone produces proof to the contrary I tend to think they could be telling the truth. Although there are times when their tone and eye movement may turn my opinion. I know that I have plenty of issues over little issues of recall. The devil's in the details, I can get a decent overall recount on most anything, but get jammed up over the individual points. Then again, maybe I'm just strange that way.
2007-04-24 03:42:53 · answer #2 · answered by Moneta_Lucina 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not necessarily. When Reagan said he didn’t recall, I believe that he really couldn’t remember much of anything.
When Gonzales says he doesn’t recall the events surrounding this unprecedented mid-term firing of US attorneys that only happened a few months ago, he’s lying.
2007-05-01 12:19:17 · answer #3 · answered by tribeca_belle 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the question, of course. But if they don't recall something they should know intimately, that is an indicator that they are probably dissembling.
But it's been a standard tactic for not answering a question for many years now.
2007-04-23 17:16:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Watching Attorney General Gonzales the other day, I know he was lying. He said he still thinks he can be an effective attorney general even with all the flap going on. He doesn't even recognize his own poor performance as the nation's top law person. If he did, he wouldn't be in the position he is now.
2007-04-23 17:26:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Lawyers are paid so handsomely because they remember what is in the law books.When the number 1 lawyer in the entire U.S. says "I can't recall',he is either lying or proving that he is incompetent.How is there another option?
2007-05-01 01:35:05 · answer #6 · answered by R B 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2007-04-23 17:19:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The very reason I don't trust either Bill or Hillery. Both wrote books recalling what they couldn't remember when questioned under oath.
2007-04-30 22:55:22 · answer #8 · answered by smsmith500 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It depends. Are they saying "I don't recall" or "I can't remember" in response to different questions, or to the same question repeated over and over again using slightly different language each time?
2007-04-23 17:11:57 · answer #9 · answered by retired military wife 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
do i assume they are lying? no, not unless their lips are moving, then i'm fairly sure of it.
if they lie, and are found out, they are guilty of perjury, and possibly a whole host of other crimes; if they plead the fifth they are basically admitting guilt. thus "do not recall" is standard practice for these reasons. it's another way of saying i refuse to answer.
2007-04-23 17:10:44 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋