I got this as a reply to my net neutrality e-mail...

[Mythsaje]

Dear Saje. This in a hoax. Please check "snopes.com" and type in "internet" to get the information on it. Almost all e-mails that say: "Forward this to everyone you know" is a hoax, and they can be checked out at snopes.com.
Ed Koonce.

[400Years]

1. is it on snopes?

[GeorgeGist]

2. It is on Snopes...and it is TRUE.

and it is TRUE. http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/neutrality.asp

[magellan]

4. Darn, beat me to it! TRUE

Network Neutrality

Claim: E-mail warns about Congress' allowing Internet providers to abandon the concept of network neutrality.

Status: True.

Email that guy the link (http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/neutrality.asp ) and tell him to follow his own advice!

[Mythsaje]

17. Oh, I won't bother with him...

I sent it to the list as a whole.

Repug smackdown!

[Radio_Lady]

7. Wow! Thanks, Everybody (and others!)....

[Monk06]

14. You're correct. It's the first step to toll roading the Internet.. n/t

[wicket]

3. It's NOT a hoax!

http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/neutrality.asp

[Mythsaje]

5. Yep...

This guy is a repug and he's flat-out lying.

I checked Snopes at they say it's real.

He's lucky I didn't give him both barrels in my reply.

[400Years]

8. but you did reply to him, right?

[Mythsaje]

11. Oh, yeah..

I posted a link.

I started to thank him for his disinformation and deleted it.

Lying repug asshole.

:grr:

[magellan]

10. What did you say to him?

I wouldn't have been kind.

[Mythsaje]

12. I didn't say anything to him directly...

I just said

CORRECTION:

SNOPES is NOT wrong.

It's right here in black and white.

A VERY REAL THREAT.

(I'd posted a reply saying that snopes was wrong about that one first, then...before checking it out).

The CORRECTION e-mail went through first.

[Don Claybrook]

6. Is the Senate a hoax?

Wait, don't answer that; it may well be a hoax.

Nevertheless, they've been discussing net neutrality:
http://commerce.senate.gov/hearings/witnesslist.cfm?id=1705

[Mythsaje]

9. I know the guy's a Repug...

And now I've caught him in an out-right lie and exposed it for my whole list to see.

:woohoo:

:evilgrin:

[magellan]

13. LOL

I think you did the right thing, just sending the Snopes link on its own back to the entire list. Very classy smackdown!

Oops, just saw what you wrote. Still classy. I tend to make things personal; that's counter-productive. Good call.

[wicket]

15. You replied all???

:rofl: :rofl:

[Mythsaje]

16. It's an author's loop...

There's no ALL or separate. It went out to everyone automatically, just like his lie.

[wicket]

18. Very cool

Now they all know what a lying ass he is! :rofl:

[400Years]

19. this guy will probably continue to believe his own little lie

I mean given the fact that you just showed him that it is true, any reasonable person would say "OMG, maybe I should be concerned about this!" but instead I bet he will just ignore it or whatever.

I really don't understand the mentality of these people.

[Mythsaje]

21. What's even better is ANOTHER idiot

posted "It's a hoax and it's spam" AFTER I sent through the Snopes link.

[badgerpup]

20. Hoax must go all the way to the Senate then...

...seeing as how I received a reply from BOTH my congresscritters on this issue and NEITHER of them said anything about a hoax...
Amazing how fast these things spread...:sarcasm: