posted by Dr Winston O'BoogieIt sure sounds like Biden is getting himself into trouble with this claim that he was arrested in South Africa while trying to reach Nelson Mandela in prison, a claim no one can verify.
I've seen a couple of excuses put forward, that Biden's stories are "a composite of experiences" or "or sort of parable" to convey a message. In other words, very, very nice ways of saying he's lying. It's just pathetic how hypocritical media on both sides are.
But I think in both cases that's a staple of all campaigns. Bernie might come from a poor family, but as a career politician he's never been in the "bottom 50%". So they all make-up shit trying to relate to people. Biden's problem is he tends to be a bit too specific and sensational, and he's had a higher profile for a lot longer than the rest which makes it easier to debunk. Trump and Biden are practically the same person.
More skilled politicians, like Obama (or, at least, lesser sociopaths), either use people as props or make-up a story attributable to some unknown person they met on the campaign trail. It's impossible to debunk a story relayed from an unknown girl in some small, unknown town.
