I am continually amazed by people's gullibility, as evidenced by the emails that get forwarded to me, as if it's information the "liberal press" doesn't want you to know.
Today, I got one about Ollie North's testimony in the Iran-Contra hearings, in which he talked about Osama bin Laden as a terrorist and the most evil person he knew. I remember watching his testimony. The terrorist was Abu Nidal. Back then, during the years Russia occupied Afghanistan, Osama was our friend. Ollie probably even sent him some Stinger missiles.
The email said that the senator questioning North disagreed with North's solution--that bin Laden should be assassinated. That senator, the email said, was Al Gore. Well, Gore wasn't part of that committee.
Then there was an email saying Mohammed Atta blew up an Israeli bus in the 1980s, was captured by the Israelis, but was released after pressure from the Clinton administration. And he then flew a plane into the Twin Towers. Well, the bomber was another guy with the same name.
Hey, my fellow conservatives: quit making stuff up. If you hate Democrats, that's okay. But at least tell the truth.
Career-wise, I've been hanging around and writing about and cheering on churches and pastors for the past 25 years as my denomination's Communications Director.
Well said.
Please take it farther. Whether liberal or conservative, politics or religion, inspiration or plea for compassionate response, patriotism or world event, people need to start reading, thinking, and "sharing" more responsibly.
I am amazed at the lack of simple fact check, or even an awareness when something sounds so absurd it ought to be fact checked. These ridiculous "news" items are forwarded to the point of nausea. It's a major pet peeve of mine.