Alternative Facts (Not political)

We should never lie about something that can be counted, measured or photographed because that is a record. Also we should not tell big lies about meaningless things. And then we should not invent new words that mean  "a lie."

Our government tried to get us...all of us and not just his supporters...that the Inauguration on Friday was THE BEST ATTENDED  Inauguration of all time.

Houston we have a problem:

1. The photographs don't agree with that statement
2. The total days ridership of the Metro train system doesn't agree with the government's statement
3. The statement that the white sheets to protect the grass in the Mall had never been used before in an Inauguration was a 'factual' lie...We have the photos of the 2013 Inauguration.

My concern and it should be yours as well: Why lie to Citizens about something that is small, petty and meaningless.

Will OUR government lie to us about other, important events?

This is NOT a political argument. This is NOT a Democrat or Conservative argument.

Why would government lie about stupid stuff that no one cares about and that would have been forgotten by Saturday morning had the President not Tweeted?

So now when your boss or your children don't tell you the truth is it ok for them to say that they are just presenting ALTERNATIVE FACTS to you... Back in the day you would have lost your allowance and been grounded for a month.

So much to think about.