The Prestigious Platinum Pinocchio award goes to...

“The Silver Spring Transit Center Masters of Deceit”: Montgomery County officials, staff, consultants and others who have been making public statements about the status of the Silver Spring Transit Center and the news media for spreading the deceit by failing to investigate this story “in-depth” and to ask “probing questions”.

Listen carefully to this tape: http://www.mymcmedia.org/valerie-ervin-on-silver-spring-transit-center-video/ 
(Valerie Ervin is a former Montgomery County councilwoman who resigned her seat in December 2013.)
Pay close attention to the “code phrases”.

“...a lot of the story is still underneath the surface...”
Translated: We haven’t been told the whole truth.

“I think it was a mistake for the County Executive to say that it will not cost taxpayers another dime...it's going to cost taxpayers a LOT of money until it is resolved”
Translated: Telling taxpayers that it isn’t going to cost them another dime is deceitful.

“...people have many reasons not to believe what they've been told..."
Translated: We’ve been lied to.

Congratulations, Montgomery County executive, council, staff, consultants and others, including the news media. The Prestigious Platinum Pinocchio award is yours.