If mitt is making up lies - "I crapped in a bucket" when in reality he lived in a mansion...
And he's lying about it, so he can steal away the nomination from a Ron paul who served his country...
Then yeah, it's news. If obama came out and said "I spent my college years in the peace corps (instead of snorting coke all day) - hell yes, that kind of lie to gain curry with oters would certainly matter.