CNN: Alex Sink Lied (You Tube videos included)

This is an update to last night's post on the fallout following the debate in Florida for Governor on Monday night where Alex Sink looked at a text message from her staff which broke the rules for the debate. Sink went on Chris Matthews, MSNBC program, last night and lied about what happened even though she fired the aide. Half an hour after her lie, John King came on the Wolf Blitzer show to reveal explosive audio exposing her lie.

For years we have heard the cover-up is worse than the act in politics and this falls right into that category. Not only did she cheat, but she lied about cheating knowing full well what the details were. Sink probably didn't realize that audio was available to be reviewed so she thought she had gotten away with it and turned it on Scott for saying anything in case it was her daughter. She was nailed on her lie by John King.

Anyone supporting Sink for Florida Governor better rethink. If she will do this in a debate, what will she lie about if she became Governor. Her campaign ads have been full of lies which is nothing new, but this time she went on MSNBC with her lie and was caught by CNN.

This is a reminder of Clinton and his famous shaking his finger at us with "I did not ..." when he did unless you throw in the meaning of the word 'is' into the discussion. Same type of politician -- don't take responsibility for your actions. It affects both parties when you get arrogant candidates who believe the rules don't apply to them.

CNN: Alex Sink LiedOctober 27, 2010

John King rips false claim that Sink thought text message was from daughter

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Last night, in an attempt to cover up her cheating on national television during a CNN debate, failed CFO and debate cheat Alex Sink made things worse by lying to Chris Matthews on MSNBC. Soon after that appearance, CNN’s John King revealed explosive audio exposing her lie.

At 5:30 pm Alex Sink told Chris Matthews “the make-up artist held up her phone and said I just got this message, I don’t know who it’s from. I looked at it because, you know I’m a mom…”

Half an hour later, John King directly contradicted her, saying, “But we listened very closely to the audio, and the makeup artist, when she approached Alex Sink, said ‘I have a message from the staff.’ And at that point they looked, it was on a cell phone, it was two sentences.”

Expanded transcripts and clips of the two videos are below: Alex Sink on MSNBC’s Hardball with Chris Matthews:

"Well, uh, what happened was, Chris, last night that the makeup artist held up her phone and said I just got this message, I don't know who it's from. I looked at it because, you know, I’m a mom, my instinct is my daughter's in Europe. I don't know who this message is from. I glanced at it. I didn't understand even what it was, and I just ignored it."

John King on CNN’s Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer:

“Today she said she wasn't sure what it was when the makeup artist handed her the phone. She thought it might have been a message from a daughter who she said was in college in [England]. But we listened very closely to the audio, and the makeup artist, when she approached Alex Sink, said I have a message from the staff. And at that point they looked, it was on a cell phone, it was two sentences. It was essentially advice after the last segment of the debate telling her if that question comes up again, remember this, and be more aggressive when Rick Scott questions you. It was two sentences.