I have a question about (fill in name), please help.

[trumad]

Is this a sly way to post a repuke talking point on DU?

[NYCGirl]

1. And sometimes it's: "I got this email from my repuke relatives!" NT

[trumad]

4. Exactly---

.....

[LostinVA]

12. Often totally transparent n/t

[Dora]

2. I think so.

It smacks of the "some people say" technique of spreading lies and falsehoods. Especially when the "please help" post is a simple cut and paste of easily recognized freeper madness.

[elehhhhna]

3. pssst: ALERT is your friend. Click 'em all: let Mods sort 'em out!

[trumad]

5. In 5 years on DU

I've hit the alert button 3 million 400 times. Indeed it is my friend...but with posts like the ones I mentioned, it aint easy to delete them.

[elehhhhna]

7. I hit alert more than rec lately.

[displacedtexan]

6. Here's my standard response to those...

To quote Lucy Van Pelt:

We had spaghetti 3 times at our house this week.

[Bluebear]

14. :)

[skygazer]

8. Often, I think it is

And quite often, it seems like a host of sock puppets chime in with more misinformation and/or talking points. :eyes:

[Generator]

9. That, and a Hillary Clinton avatar

Sorry, but I haven't bashed Hil all week.

[Lerkfish]

10. whenever they do that, i counter with: I heard Cheney eats small children

...any truth to that?

[LostinVA]

11. Yup, it often is...

[Bluebear]

13. "God knows I hate Bush as much as y'all, but. . . ."

:eyes:

[Richard Steele]

15. Sometimes it really is. Seems some folks spend hours every day...

...getting FreepMail from their 'crazy RW cousins/aunts/in-laws....