This was discussed on FreeRepublic at the time:
http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a3a2ce4915704.htm
Post 125 gives a good overview.
But it’s still confusing, because the CNN column says that this guy Kanan? was selling the things BEFORE the election. I did see one of the archived threads mentioned him, he registered a web site right after the election.
That jibes with the CNN article which noted he wasn’t doing too much business until after the election. But if the CNN story is true, it means that this Kanan guy had the idea before ANY of the freepers, or the other people who thought of it after the election.
I’m just curious what people think of the CNN story. Do we think the Kanan guy lied to the CNN guy who wrote the story?