[Steely Tom]

I wasn't questioning your honesty. Its just that I haven't received any e-mails with misleading information about Kerry or the President. And I don't follow the goings-on of the blogosphere.

My emphasis was on the "Interesting" part, not the "if true" part.

If it is true that you have picked up on an actual phenomenon, then this is one part of the left's counterattack against the new media (specifically the internet), which has hurt them so badly in recent days. They are apparantly going to try to muddy the waters by spewing all kinds of misinformation and disinformation into cyberspace in an effort to diminish its power.

This strategy will only increase the value of FreeRepublic (and whatever other similar sites exist, although I admit I know of none). Because FR is moderated by responsible people who care about the truth, it will serve an increasing role as a gatekeeper and truth filter.

I didn't mean any offense to you personally.

(steely)

[mnehring]

No offence at all. I just wanted people to be aware of this. I also forgot to include one important point you may have seen.

Article Passing. Articles, such as the tripe written by Molly Ivins, are passed along and photocopied. One person may pick up a copy of an article at their local DNC hearquarters, union office, teacher's lounge, etc. The article is so 'interesting' that they would most likely want to share that article. I have even received some of these from my very left leaning in-laws who always seem to find the articles in a teacher's lounge... Hmmm, gotta love the teacher's unions.

[spycatcher]

This probably started the same time as the Democrat "seminar caller" phenomenon on talk radio.

[Diddle E. Squat]

Whisper campaigns are nothing new, this is just the latest manifestations. The stuff the left spread about Hoover in 1932 was dispicable.

That being said, it still is useful to occassionally discuss how the Dems(and our side, to a lesser extent), engages in this unaccountable gossiping.