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To: Calpernia
"This is not an unverified source."

Perhaps not to you, but it is to me.

I saw an unlinked reference to this "Press Release" on another forum. A Google search presents this topic as a possible link to a source. However, the "link" provided by the OP was NOT a link to a source and that should have been made clear by Mr. Osborne in the OP.

Look, I don't know Mr. Osborne, his politics or his "credibility" from Adam. For all I know (or care), he might be a pseudonym for Duncan Hunter himself...but it's irrelevant to the point. When I read a post in this forum purporting to link to a source, I expect to find THAT SOURCE at the other end of the link...and not have to spend several minutes in a fruitless search of the offered "source" for verification.

"The release came out from Gary Becks."

Neither you nor I know that based on Mr. Osborne's information presented. Perhaps you're intimate with the campaign. I'm not.

"It is not on the site yet because the two people that update the site are having computer issues."

That information would have been a welcome addition to the OP, as would have been his disclaimer several posts deep into the topic.

As to the content of the "Press Release" itself and as a $$$ contributor to the Hunter campaign, I'll echo the sentiment expressed above. It smacks of desperation politics and I'm truly sorry to see it.

41 posted on 11/03/2007 9:32:16 AM PDT by Phil Harmonic
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To: Phil Harmonic

>>>Perhaps not to you, but it is to me.

No. It has contact information for verification. That qualifies for verified source.

>>>However, the “link” provided by the OP was NOT a link to a source and that should have been made clear by Mr. Osborne in the OP.

The FreeRepublic site has accepted that method in past postings. If they have changed the rules, I’ve not seen the thread posted. But when someone has breaking news that has not made the website source, FR has permitted the linking of the source site. AND, you can go right the the GoHunter08.com contact links to verify Gary Becks.

>>>he might be a pseudonym for Duncan Hunter himself.

Duncan Hunter has his own user login at FR verified by the Site Admin of FR.


42 posted on 11/03/2007 9:37:38 AM PDT by Calpernia (Hunters Rangers - Raising the Bar of Integrity http://www.barofintegrity.us)
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