Shocking facts about Barack Obama — Not
As of late, items have been hitting my inbox such as “Barack Hussein Muhammed Obama” and “OBAMA’S TROUBLING INTERNET FUND RAISING!”
How shocking, if only it were true. 
The e-mails I get nearly on a daily basis should not faze me. People make stuff up all the time to smear one candidate and boost another. But I get these e-mails from my relatives, for whom I care deeply. I won’t say which two are the worst offenders. My purpose is not to make them look foolish.
I open the email, and read the first few lines, then check Snopes or PolitiFact immediately. Usually eye-rolling ensues, and I fire back an e-mail reminding them to check the two Web sites, knowing it will do no good anyway.
Today I’d had enough. I got the email about Obama and McCain’s tax policies (the copy of the e-mail I received had been further altered to make it less true). The person who sent it to me is married to an accountant.
I hit reply to all. I know that’s a bad idea in almost any case. I linked to Snopes and to PolitiFact, as usual. Does anyone believe these e-mails enough to the point where it changes opinion? Somehow I doubt that. For the most part, people vote the party, not the person.
Finally, I don’t favor either candidate or party, nor would I say if I did. I don’t think reporters of any stripe should tip their hat to anyone about what they believe or who they support. But I will always be annoyed when someone spreads a lie when a simple Internet search would reveal the truth.
July 27th, 2008 at 9:45 am
funny how we become a third world country,,, CNN & MSNBC would report on other country election how the dictator would rig the election, or force the election, with Barack Obama CNN & Msnbc or forcing this election,, they know and had Meeting on viewers & people who can not think for them selves
Look at this we became a reality tv show, like most of the has nothing to do with Reality,
CNN , Msnbc are proud to help rig this election, look at the News,, it shows the fact,,
“Barack Obama plain lifted off, Obama plain has landed, Barack Obama went to the bathroom, Barack Obama Picked his Nose and he did it like he was already the President,
EveryTime Barack speaks Wolf blitzer & Keith Oberman get an erection.
And let know forget Anderson Cooper , who has a life size cut out of barack obama he sleeps with, …….