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Lie-Detector Tests For Congress

August 14, 2002 | Issue 38•29

The FBI wants members of Congress to take lie-detector tests in an investigation of leaked information regarding the Sept. 11 attacks. What do you think?

Young Man

John Pulliam,
Forklift Operator
"I only support lie-detector tests for lawmakers if the questions are funny and embarrassing."

Black Man

Tom Allenby,
Senator
"I hope they also get to the bottom of who has been taking Sen. Hagel's Diet Cokes from the fridge. It happened again today."

Young Woman

Robyn Saunders,
Graduate
Student

Young Woman "At last, Stage Three: out-of-control finger-pointing."

Old Woman

Dana
Wertheimer
,
Homemaker
"Are we going to treat our legislators like common white-collar criminals?"

Old Man

Richard Leach,
Systems
Analyst

"Each time one of these lie-detector tests is given, it costs taxpayers $12,000. Okay, I just totally lied about that."

Asian Man

Edgar Wigand,
Unemployed
"All along, I've been saying Congress was involved in Sept. 11. But did anyone listen? No. Instead, I'm just dismissed as that crazy guy who lives under the overpass and shits in a KFC bucket."

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