Poor Obama...some people don't trust our government leaders to tell the truth even in the most straightforward matters, i.e. our military kills Osama.
Many Americans will always be skeptical, paranoid, or even conspiracists. That's the way their brains are wired, bless their hearts.
But others are fatigued and un-trusting from decades of our presidents telling them big lies:
*LBJ: that the Vietnam war is worth fighting, winnable, and important to our survival; it wasn't!
*Nixon: that he was not a thief, liar, and paranoid freak who violated the Constitution many times; he was!
*Reagan: that he didn't know anything about the details of Contra-gate; clearly, he did.
*Clinton: that didn't sleep 'that wowan;' clearly, he had.
*George W: that Iraq was involved in 9/11 and a huge stockpile of WMDs; not even close.
Yep, trust is something difficult to re-create once it is squandered. Now, it must be earned again. All politicians shade the truth. But overcoming these years of big presidential lies is a big challenge for Obama.
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