Never underestimate the gullibility of American voters

I got an email today from a retired airline captain, miltary pilot, sort of friend. You’d think with all that experience he’d maybe do a little fact checking. But no, like too many folks these days, he takes it all at face value.

I say this knowing that he never reads blogs. They could be socialist. Only Liberals have time for that.

That’s the new style patriot for you. Gullible, intellectually lazy and ill-informed.

This guy isn’t an idiot, just another so-called ‘conservative’ - who is afraid to challenge his deeply held beliefs with five minutes - or less - of fact checking.

At issue: the old, whiskered hoax email that circulated around during the 2008 presidential campaign about that evil socialist, Obama and his flag burning wife.

It’s the email hoax that won’t die, thanks to people who don’t question anything and are too quick with the FWD button.

It’s attributed to a Dale Lindsborg of the Washington Post. Unfortunately, in less than two minutes of research, I found that there is not, nor has ever been, a Dale Lindsborg at the Washington Post.

Here’s my source, from the Washington Post- note that I give you the source material:

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