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I dropped Dr. Williams an email asking for a source. I'm probably not the only one so it will be intersting to see if he retracts or provides additional documentation.

The great thing about the internet is the sea of at-your-fingers information, but I don't believe anything anymore unless it has a date, a reference, and an author.

For example, I read an editorial on town hall that listed a number of quotes from democrats (the same ones that are calling Bush a liar) that made statements about Saddams WMD. THere were just names and quotes. I'm not saying they never said those things but I just don't put a lot of confidence in a quote that isn't sourced.

[Atlas Sneezed]

Dr. Williams replied to my note on the myth subject:

Thanks. I thought the source from which I obtained the Winnebago story was reliable. As it turns out it was less than so and indeed an “urban legend”, as many of my thoughtful readers pointed out to me. That just proves one must be diligent in fact checking.
Cheers and Happy New Year.

Professor Walter E. Williams
George Mason University
Department of Economics