right-wing as source of email rumor mill

[MBS]

NO surprise, but nicely documented here. . complete with copy of Obama's birth certificate, in case you need to offer proof to anyone. . plus an explicit remedy offered at the end (sigh.. if only it would work.. ):

I suppose mainstream news outlets could simply ignore false stories, thus withholding legitimacy from them. But that wouldn’t keep them from spreading. And playing dumb isn’t an option when prominent people encourage speculation. Boehner, former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee (R) and, most egregiously, Donald Trump, for example, all gave varying support to the “birther” story until Obama released his birth certificate. (And Texas Gov. Rick Perry has tried to keep the issue alive even after that.) The media covered what they said because their comments were newsworthy.

In the end, the only known cure for whisper campaigns that trample the facts is a massive dose of accurate and timely information. The truth is out there. You just have to want to find it — and spread it around.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/when-it-comes-to-e-mailed-political-rumors-conservatives-beat-liberals/2011/11/17/gIQAyycZWN_story.html

[shraby]

1. I don't let them get by me without a reply with the facts and

a link to the facts.