DMoriarty's Blog

Is anyone else surprised at how easily and quickly otherwise intelligent folks fall hook, line and sinker for the election year smear e-mails.  No one is a bigger recipient this year than Barack Obama:

"He's a Muslim. He was sworn into office on the Koran. He doesn't say the Pledge of Allegiance. He's a tool of Louis Farrakhan. He's anti-Israel. His advisers are anti-Israel. He's friends with terrorists. The terrorists want him to win. He's the Antichrist. "

All of these things couldn't be further from the truth.  But, at least two family members have sent me these e-mails, particularly the pledge of allegiance one, puporting them to be true.  

After I carefully argued the points against these ridiculous claims, I still feel that the anonymous e-mail has won the credibility battle!

What gives?  Has it come to this, that we believe it "just cuz it's on the internet?" And well, my brother in law sent it to me, so it must be true....  I for one, hope not.