Someone I know received an e-mail from a service professional (using their work e-mail addy) about some "fraudulent internet campaign funding" of a certain Democratic Presidential nominee. I won't even include the text here because I don't want to propagate crap. The e-mail cites an article by a New York Times reporter that SHE DID NOT WRITE. In other words, absolute lies are being spread. A simple search of the reporter's work for the suspect article turns up ZILCH.
I want one thing to be crystal clear right here and now...
I DO NOT support Obama. I DO SUPPORT Bob Barr. However, false information will not be the basis of my opposition for the Democrats (or the Republicans) and I hope that it won't be yours.
A link about this hoax: http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2008/jul/08/bogus-dowd-column/
From a slightly psychological/sociological standpoint, I realize that the folks who believe junk e-mails like this and continue to forward them have likely already made up their minds. In other words, many of these e-mails will be "preaching to the choir". However, there are undecided folks out there.
Snopes.com perhaps? http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/donations.asp
1 comment:
Hmmmm... about as "undecided" as me, probably... until they offer up ALFRED E. NEUMANN on the ticket, it's just not worth the committment, as they're all spouting the SAME KRAP o'er & o'er again... on a better note, MIXPOSURE is back UP again (albeit under new ownership)!
Post a Comment