(The following started as a comment to this story. It got so long that I decided to make it a blog post.)
Where did the money come from? I can’t speak for college. Maybe he (Obama) had a scholarship. He seems like a really smart guy to me. As far as the campaign funding goes though a good chunk of it came from thousands of Americans like me giving what they could to support the campaign. Times are very tight but I gave what I could at the time which was only $5. I would (and will) give more if I can between now and the election if for no other reason than to try to help combat the hatred and ignorance that’s being hurled at someone who by McCain’s own words is a good man.
The key sentence in that email for me is “All of the above information I got on line.” That’s presented as if the Internet is the pinnacle of factual accuracy. Anyone with any agenda can post anything they want and present it at fact. Once it’s out there it can be processed, replicated and transmitted many thousands of times in the blink of an eye without any research or fact checking required. Even factual information can be twisted and construed any number of ways to suit any purpose. Yes even the all knowing Wikipedia contains inaccuracies and out and out lies.
What’s sad is many, many, many people out there are so gullible. It’s as if fact that something like that was emailed to you automatically makes it factually and accurate. If that were the case I would believe that Sarah Pailin walks around her house in a bikini holding a shotgun and posed for nude pictures when she was younger. Sheesh!
I think I’ll stop now. Moving on…
If you wonder why some folks are fearful of the undertones that are permeating this election cycle check out this follow up video with the lady from the above video.
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.
Recent Comments