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In the last, floundering days of the presidential campaign McCain supporters, smelling the encroaching ass-whomping, latched on to rumors of the existence of a tape that contained Michelle Obama admitting that Barack was not a U.S. citizen. What makes this unique is that instead of being the unfounded mumblings of "strategists," the tale of the tape originated from a freely hosted Wordpress blog under the name African Press International (API). Despite glaring evidence of the falsehood of the claim (such as the fact that API was based in Norway and not registered as an NGO as they asserted), it began to ricochet around the right-wing blogosphere.
As defeat at the polls became more likely McCain supporters and conspiracy theorists began to hound API to release the tape. Of course, API hemmed and hawed, claiming to have handed it over to FOX, then demanding money, then implying a vast left-wing conspiracy was preventing the release of the tape.
Somewhere along the line, the tale morphed. Suddenly, the tape in question was of Obama Jew-bashing at a party with William Ayers, and Rashid Khalidi (whom by the way John McCain funneled $500,000 in grants to as chairman of the International Republican Institute). And now it was in the hands of the L.A. Times. Right-wing bloggers started collecting donations to buy the tape (from the L.A. Times and the API). When the bid finally hit $150,000 suddenly API demanded $2 million for the release of the tape.
Though it's not known if any money was ever actually paid to the scammers, the evolution of the scam could easily fill an entire chapter in a sociology or psychology text book. When truly desperate, people will believe almost anything you tell them as long as it agrees with their world view, even when confronted with irrefutable evidence of its falseness. [From: Hard News, Via: Boing Boing]
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Subscribe to commentsstill smirkingNov 30th 2008 2:33PM
OMG!!!
"...the Twin Towers were still standing then..."
And on whose watch did they go down??
Famous last words, "We haven't been attacked..." What???
As for the rest.... We who laugh last really do laugh best - especially after the crap we've been subjected to for the past 8 yrs. How anyone could rationally believe that McCain would do 'change' Washington after kissing up to Bush ever since he lost the 2000 primary, is well, I guess very believeable when you consider who's doing the believing.
Your imaginary nationalistic pseudopatriotic bullying construct has FAILED big time. Please God, may it stay dead...talk about Nazis.
It's our turn - and for my money, Obama isn't being liberal enough!
JeanNov 30th 2008 5:54PM
All these idiot people that think because Obama run under a Dem ticket is great, We now have Obama and his nail driving 5, Queen Pelosi, Harry Reid, Q Barney Franks , Chris Dodd , Chris Cox, they will take this country down they already did the start as Queen pisslosi would not allow anything to be voted on if she didn't like the pay off. I am a small business and I know that I am pulling back as I do not intend to spread my hard work to worthless lazy Asses that won't work, I employed 9 people before I cut back to 4 and will only do what keeps me profitable but not too much, So if they want to raise the taxes on people like me won't work , I will just create other ways to shift my income.
TomDec 1st 2008 8:42AM
Jean.... you can't even write a decent comment, why in God's name are you even in business? Let's hope you fold soon.
jdDec 3rd 2008 11:48AM
jean, if you are a small business and your closing because of a president, who "might" do something that is going to endanger your social ideas. then i would hate to work for you, you sound very greedy and selfish.
smevicNov 30th 2008 7:45PM
I find it hilarious that some conservative small business owners are saying they are cutting back and closing now, before Obama takes office, to "prevent" the loss of their money to social programs.....You are cutting back and closing because GW and the gang have taken all the money and will now run with it leaving a mess and a half to be cleaned up by a new administration...Don't blame a president who has not even taken office yet....Blame Bill instead, it's what you do best.
steveDec 1st 2008 2:13AM
I don't know what is more pathetic about moongrim; the fact that he used 'yo' or the fact that he gets all his information from one place. I'm sure he is also on the DL spending all his money on one guy. Now about the writer of this pathetic article. He needs to get off of his knees and clean the Obama seed off his chin. He is riding Obama so hard, that she might as well start wearing a dress and change her name to Tara. Tara, I know Obama said he is going to make is 'rain' with my money to pay for all of those blows you and all the other supporters are giving him, but have some self-respect. Tara aka Terrence, don't forget to wipe your chin off. Wouldn't want that stuff to drip on your dress.