> > Why he didn't say, right from the start, "yes I have > > struck my students, and here's the context........" > > authfriend: > Two reasons. One, he was accused of striking his students > in a very specific context in which he believed he had not > done so; and two--well, you'll need to read the Open Letter > for that reason. > > > Wouldn't that have made a lot more sense, than issuing a > > blanket denial? > > > He didn't issue a blanket denial. Steve, you really aren't > going to get this if you haven't read the posts and don't > remember what the situation was. Especially if you depend > on what Barry says. > You are forgetting that when Barry was a spiritual teacher, he punched his brother in the stomach just to make a metaphysical point. From what I've read, Barry thinks that' funny when he does it. LoL!
> > As I've said, and others as well, it's not about the > > hitting, it's about the cover up, or the "appearance" > > of lying. > > > > And that is why I think the comparison to Clinton is > > perfect. > > > > If you believe that oral sex constitutes sexual relations, > > then you say Bill Clinton was lying. But if you don't > > think oral sex constitutes sexual relations, then you > > give him a pass. You hold your nose, but you > > give him a pass. > > > > The fact that Robin didn't own up to the whole picture > > from the start, for me shows a lack of integrity. > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "authfriend" wrote: > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "seventhray27" steve.sundur@ > > wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "authfriend" wrote: > > > > > > > > > He didn't lie. As he said: > > > > > > > > > > "I did not deny something I knew was true. I denied > > > > > what I was accused of." > > > > > > > > Hey Judy, can you flesh this out a little. Provide some > > > > examples where this would be a meaningful distinction? > > > > > > Not sure what you mean by "examples." As you know, it > > > refers to one specific situation, and the "meaningful > > > distinction" is inherent in the two sentences anyway. > > > > > > You can read them in full context in the repost I just > > > made of Robin's Open Letter. > > > > > >
