Interview with a Politician
The information given here pertains to a series of interviews conducted to verify the claim of a pharmaceutical company about its new invention, a drug named Truth-out. According to the manufacturers, anybody who takes a 500 mg tablet of this drug will speak the truth and nothing but the truth for one hour. A diverse group has volunteered for this research. Here is an excerpt of an interview with a politician from country X (This subject was an exception and was rather forced to participate in this research because no other politician volunteered for this study. In fact, they all ran away when the purpose of this research was revealed to them).
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BEFORE THE DRUG WAS ADMINISTERED
Q. How long have you been in politics?
A. Its been a long time, since about 10 years I have been serving my constituency with dedication and sincerity. We believe its our religion to help our community members. We also believe that people in our community are like our family members.
Q. There were serious allegations of heavy rigging by your party in your constituency.
A. Sorry? A pause, thats totally false. It was a desperate attempt by those who lost, just to tarnish our image.
Q. Your rivals claim that you changed results in your favor.
A. Thats a baseless allegation by the opposition parties. We believe that it is our utmost duty to be honest in all respects. Our party lives up to the highest expectations in terms of transparency and personal integrity.
Q. The opposition parties accuse you of embezzlement and misappropriation. What is your reaction to this serious allegation?
A. Thats not true. Thats not true, at all. As I have mentioned earlier, we are an extremely honest political group much to the envy of our rivals, let me say, a chuckle.
Q. You were a poor man 10 years ago, now a millionaire, how do you explain that?
A. I thank God for his blessings. And I also thank the community members who prayed to God for my success. And I humbly take a little part of the credit myself, if you allow me, sir. Yes, I made ambitious plans in life, and I really worked hard to achieve those plans. I firmly believe that honesty and hard work eventually pay in the long run.
Q. Your rivals say that you support gangsters in your area and there were some disturbing reports in the Press about such incidents.
A. Well, they all belong to the opposition parties and let me be very honest with you. They did that to malign our party. When they failed to defeat us in the political arena, they resorted to such childish tactics. We have a broader perspective and vision and urge all our rival groups to please pull along together for the wider national interest. We must rise beyond ourselves to serve our country. That is my humble request to general public and politicians of our beloved country.
AFTER THE DRUG WAS ADMINISTERED
Q. How long have you been in politics?
A. 10 years. In fact I had been trying for very long to get into a political party but nobody was prepared to let me in. Then I had to implicate a big gun in something, you know, that blackmailing stuff, and that bugger helped me crack the pot.
Q. There were serious allegations of heavy rigging by your party in your constituency.
A. Are you kidding? What a stupid question! Can you tell me about any political party that does not rig polls?
Q. Your rivals claim that you changed results in your favor
A. It seems that you have no sense at all. What have I just told you?
Q. The opposition parties accuse you of embezzlement and misappropriation. What is your reaction to this serious allegation?
A. What a stupid question! Ok, you tell me. Who would like to come to this dirty shit pond, called politics, if he doesnt make big money?
Q. You were a poor man 10 years ago, now a millionaire, how do you explain that?
A. Well, thats simple. There are sellers and buyers. Thats called market dynamics, supply and demand. Now, where stakes are high, so are big monies involved. We simply help this process flow without any fuss. Ok, since you are an idiot and may not understand what I am saying, we work as broker in big deals, understand, knucklehead!!!
Q. Your rivals say that you support gangsters in your area and there were some disturbing reports in the Press about such incidents.
A. Yes, we have people on our payroll who do anything we tell them to do. You are right. Initially there were some reports in print media and then we straightened out things. Ok, since you are a complete fool and will not understand what I mean, yes, we employ gangsters. We support the local mafia, drug dealers, sectarian violence, te
Sorry, we have to end this last paragraph at this point.
Most of the research work has been compiled and will be published in the leading scientific journals. The drug would be available for sale after obtaining the necessary FDA approvals.
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