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84. "I worry that the story of Paul Ryan lying about his marathon time will overshadow the fact...

Sat Sep 1, 2012, 03:06 PM

Sep 2012

...that he's a sociopath." -- Andy Borowitz

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/borowitzreport/2012/09/ryan-calls-nomination-greatest-triumph-since-winning-tour-de-france.html

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Runners World: We Can�t Verify Paul Ryan�s Sub-3-Hour-Marathon Claim [View all] highplainsdem Aug 2012 OP

Is there anything Ryan won't lie about? n/t livetohike Aug 2012 #1

No tooeyeten Aug 2012 #47

When I say I ran under a 3 tufnel Aug 2012 #2

Welcome to DU, tufel! nt pnwmom Aug 2012 #5

When I say I ran under a 3 Squinch Aug 2012 #10

Maybe he said 'I ran under a TREE' -- chewing gum and talking ain't easy ya know tomm2thumbs Aug 2012 #68

LOL! Good one! smirkymonkey Sep 2012 #89

I think they're all lying, 25 miles, sure, sure. xtraxritical Aug 2012 #15

Lyin' Ryan at it again, huh? NV Whino Aug 2012 #3

Something Paul has in common with Chinese communists.. cyclezealot Aug 2012 #4

Kim Jung Il got 11 holes-in-one in one round of golf central scrutinizer Aug 2012 #43

And I think that was in his first round of golf ever (nt) matt819 Aug 2012 #45

It was a 9 hole short round. Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2012 #73

All he'd have to do is name the race. alphafemale Aug 2012 #6

Ryan's memory could use some jogging Blue Owl Aug 2012 #7

I Wonder If His Name Really is Paul Ryan? Yavin4 Aug 2012 #8

ROFL alcibiades_mystery Aug 2012 #22

Maybe his name is really Rosie Ruiz Gormy Cuss Aug 2012 #29

I was standing a couple hundred yards from the finish line that day and saw Rosie finish. mysuzuki2 Aug 2012 #56

Yavin THAT is the best line I have heard yet to sum up this Lying Liar underpants Sep 2012 #88

A Marathoner that can't remember their personal best time? Blue Idaho Aug 2012 #9

And The Name of the Race & Probably The Date HangOnKids Aug 2012 #20

Can't remember the first girl he kissed either BlueStreak Aug 2012 #38

What's to figure out? Were his lips moving? Then he's lying. hobbit709 Aug 2012 #11

Wow. You know you have a problem with the truth catbyte Aug 2012 #12

... Cha Aug 2012 #19

Even Palin didn't make that claim Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2012 #13

Well he didn't claim to have done it all at one time, right? petronius Aug 2012 #14

That is the only way he could do it! goclark Aug 2012 #24

Ryan: Trust me, like you trust Romney with his taxes! sakabatou Aug 2012 #16

Kim Jong Il got 11 holes-in-one in golf once arcane1 Aug 2012 #17

Fucking Lyan. No wonder Anngry wanted him Cha Aug 2012 #18

That is a pretty fucking ridiculous lie to tell, if it's a lie alcibiades_mystery Aug 2012 #21

It demonstrates more about him than his other obvious lies so far. jobycom Aug 2012 #61

+1 n/t area51 Sep 2012 #70

I think he has a personality disorder. Seriously. smirkymonkey Sep 2012 #90

I've run several marathons... lolamio Aug 2012 #23

I have run 4 underpants Sep 2012 #87

Eh, it's believable. Sub 3hrs isn't that hard for a young runner mathematic Aug 2012 #25

Funny... Aviation Pro Aug 2012 #28

Sub 3 is a 6:50 pace, not a 6:00 pace. That's a big difference. mathematic Aug 2012 #30

I was being general.... Aviation Pro Aug 2012 #34

But he couldn't even remember his PR groundloop Aug 2012 #51

We already know he's a liar. Quantess Aug 2012 #26

A perfect dirty operator for the Mormon bishop jsr Aug 2012 #27

A good friend has done it multiple times carlotta Aug 2012 #31

Is this the Vulture/Voucher jobs plan? Create the need for hundreds of thousands of jtuck004 Aug 2012 #32

I'm sure he can do it under 3 because SoapBox Aug 2012 #33

You mean he doesn't have a world record? Three Olympic gold Metals? What a liar! AsahinaKimi Aug 2012 #35

Lyin Ryan, that's all there is to that! DavidL Aug 2012 #36

easy to settle - have him do it again. rurallib Aug 2012 #37

So he remembers his personal best marathon time Mr.Bill Aug 2012 #39

He won't release any more information about which race or what the exact time tblue37 Aug 2012 #40

anyone I lnow who has run a sub 3 marathon zuzu98 Aug 2012 #41

He plans to run the country into the ground in less than four years jmowreader Aug 2012 #42

a marathon is 26.2 miles Pat Riot Aug 2012 #44

. eppur_se_muova Sep 2012 #79

I will concede Mr.Bill Aug 2012 #46

Republican Response PMcDee Aug 2012 #48

Update: It was a 4(!) hour marathon mathematic Aug 2012 #49

Good catch. Runners World doesn't take kindly to cheats and liars groundloop Aug 2012 #53

My dh can do it in 3:42 Ryan is slow on his feet, but a fast liar Heather MC Aug 2012 #55

The results state Mpls as the residence for Paul D. Ryan Jimbo S Aug 2012 #63

Oh that's definitely him. See place 2028, Stan Ryan, older brother & MN resident mathematic Aug 2012 #64

So instead of a 2:50ish, it's possibly more like 4:01ish? lolamio Aug 2012 #66

26 miles in three hours? BFD! FailureToCommunicate Aug 2012 #50

My DH has run over 30 Marathons Heather MC Aug 2012 #52

i ran too nickolas007 Aug 2012 #54

I killed seven in one blow! zbdent Aug 2012 #57

"Marathongate" This story has legs. zonkers Aug 2012 #58

I have 35 sub-3-hour marathon finishes... DreamGypsy Aug 2012 #59

I run marathons in SE Wisconsin Jimbo S Aug 2012 #60

He may have run under the name "Tommy Flanagan" nuxvomica Sep 2012 #71

ROFL alcibiades_mystery Sep 2012 #72

He probably only does P30X, too. spooky3 Aug 2012 #62

lol obamanut2012 Sep 2012 #77

They can't find ANY marathon results n/t TexasBushwhacker Aug 2012 #65

Maybe he had a dream about it - those can really seem real ya know tomm2thumbs Aug 2012 #67

Serial Liar? PMcDee Sep 2012 #69

Quelle surprise! Lyin' Ryan actually run in 4:01:25 and it was a long time ago. (thread link) Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2012 #74

He exhibits the same pathological lying traits as a fascist. olegramps Sep 2012 #75

Very interesting. speedoo Sep 2012 #82

It wasn't my intention to equate him with Hitler. olegramps Sep 2012 #83

This message was self-deleted by its author BadgerKid Sep 2012 #76

Romney's "running" mate Lex Sep 2012 #78

Hey, he's creating his own reality ! eppur_se_muova Sep 2012 #80

And he's supposedly the GOP's "numbers guy"? Canuckistanian Sep 2012 #81

"I worry that the story of Paul Ryan lying about his marathon time will overshadow the fact... alterfurz Sep 2012 #84

Sad Herlong Sep 2012 #85

"I really wanted to go for the douche-bag" renate Sep 2012 #86

Runners are pissed adigal Sep 2012 #91