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gorbal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-09-04 11:25 PM
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Christian Right Spreading Web of Lies
Somebody was posting some misinformation about UNICEF on a message board, linking to this new source-

http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2004/mar/04031101.html I was told to google it as well, but only came upon other right wing news sources, and news sources quoting right wing news sources.

I set her straight

http://www.iht.com/articles/530353.html

http://www1.voanews.com/article.cfm?objectID=A71A3589-4F99-489E-A325EC32D9E87919

http://www.findhealthnews.com/files/Polio_Vaccines.html

But I am becoming worried about this web of lies that is being created.

That exact SAME "Lifesite" article was posted on everything from Riot girl sites to Buddhism sites, to Islamic sites to official-looking Nigerian news sights. Imagine how many people could die as a result of these lies!!!

(I just missed The Daily Show in my obsession with making this post. Please respond so it wasn't for nothing, LOL!)
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complain jane Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-09-04 11:32 PM
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1. Responding and no it's not for nothing
Thanks for the links.
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juliagoolia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-09-04 11:34 PM
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2. Jon will be back on in about 57 mins
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laheina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-09-04 11:36 PM
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3. It's the right wing propaganda channel in action.
That's why committed and informed Dems are worried. The neocons are good at what they do, and they *hate* all things UN with a passion.

In addition, I've noticed that freepers always tell others to "look it up" because they know most people won't.

It's rather disgusting.
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zeemike Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-09-04 11:36 PM
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4. Was it Will Rogers that said
A lie will travel around the world before truth can get it's pants on?

Well at least you help get it's pants on.
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AndrewJacksonFaction Donating Member (471 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-10-04 05:08 AM
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11. No I Think thar was Ol' Mark Twain
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zeemike Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-10-04 09:37 AM
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13. By golly you are right ..Thanks
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quaoar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-09-04 11:41 PM
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5. Not only that
But a new North Dakota university study has found that polio vaccines lead to lesbian daughters.

< see other thread >
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FizzFuzz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-09-04 11:51 PM
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6. women in 3rd world nations are BEGGING for a way to stop having children.
I can't remember the program I saw or heard, it was a few months ago, but it was interviews with women, and this particular plea broke my heart.

The right to control their bodies, to an education, to choose when and whom to marry, to be able to refuse sex, to be protected from violence, an end to war....that's what women want.

I hate these christofascists.
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gorbal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-09-04 11:59 PM
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7. This shouldn't be able to stand
Does anyone know anything we can do to fight this spread of disinformation? More and more, Christian right news sources are showing up at the top of google searches, when does it end?
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The Judged Donating Member (613 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-10-04 12:16 AM
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8. Christian right's lies meet journalistic standards now, didn't you know?
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gorbal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-10-04 01:08 AM
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10. Here is more disinformation being posted
I wish I had Lexus Nexus I would check out all the articles to see where they were being deceptive-

http://www.ewtn.com/library/ISSUES/STEALTH.TXT

Here is a CBS article on the issue-

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/02/22/health/main601564.shtml

I trust them more than the fundies, jeeez!
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OneBlueSky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-10-04 12:59 AM
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9. Christian Right = Christian Taliban . . . n/t
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xchrom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-10-04 06:27 AM
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12. taking the war to the christian right
i wish i could actually use a computer...
but if someone or a group of someones could/would start a web page and would ''blast the media'' with every documented and archived crime and act of disinformation commited by the christofacsists -- then we might be able to start changing the publics perception.
yes the effort would be herculean -- but well worth it.
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ArkDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-10-04 09:54 AM
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14. ****mixed metaphor alert***
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gorbal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-10-04 08:08 PM
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15. Um, what is this then?
I think The DU is already doing a pretty good job of it:)
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