[mnehring]

counted 23 freepers among those engaging in regular discussions about Obama's religion, and isolated a handful whom she began to suspect as having a role in the e-mail. Sifting through hundreds of postings, she began to piece together their identities."

Seems she has causation chronology down. First, I would love to know how she 'deduced' that FReepers had a role in the email, and secondly, how does she not also come to the same conclusion that her 'evidence' is a reverse of the causation chronology- the FReepers reacting to an existing email?

Next, so what? Why can't the question be asked. The left always likes to dig into the religious beliefs of the right to try to find perceived 'hypocrisy'.

Finally, it is this reporter who is contributing to this story staying alive, I 'suspect' she may be part of the original story and it is in her interest, although unstated, to keep the story alive.

[gusopol3]

she 'deduced' that FReepers had a role in the email googling somebody's misspelling "Kuran" had something to do with it, so she says. Probably short-circuited the process by jumping to FR and using search, or just lurked; after all, FR is not obscure. But it sounds so much more scholarly to ferret it out by finding memes.

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

Hmmmmm,,,, I wonder if Ms Allen is a friend of Ms Obamy’s?????