Bogus right wing e-mail strikes again

[Pushed To The Left]

The phony "Marines praying" e-mail is going around the Internet again. It claims that the ACLU is trying to keep Marines from praying. It even features a couple of colorful fake characters for our entertainment! If you get this e-mail in your inbox, reply to all with this link:
http://www.snopes.com/politics/religion/marines.asp

It's pretty sad that the right wing has to out and out lie to get support.

[Canuckistanian]

1. Ha, they're using that "Lucius Traveler" name again

They tried using that phoney baloney name before on one of their scams.

A coded message to their base:

Lucius= Lucifer
Traveler = Fellow Traveller (eg Communist)

[northzax]

5. Traveler means fellow traveller?

but what about Robert E. Lee? puts him in a whole new light doesn't it? hmm? Subverted the US government, named his horse traveler...someone call Joe already!

[marbuc]

2. Colonel Jack Fessender, speaking for the Commandant of the Corps said

(cleaned up a bit),"Screw the ACLU."

BS. The military is very sensitive about the appearance of inpropriety on the church/state issue, just ask the USAF Academy.

[nini]

3. Someone sent me that and I replied with links proving it is a lie

He hasn't answered me and I know I won't hear from him again. Too bad for him.

[kliljedahl]

4. Did you hit "reply all"?

Assuming it was sent to many others, they usually are.

[nini]

7. It was only sent to 3 people

so no, I didn't.


Depends on the person sending it to me whether I'd do that or not. I thought he'd reply and engage in some dialog. I guess he's more lost than I realized.

[Canuckistanian]

8. I always send links back from Snopes

It ALWAYS shuts them up. OR they stop sending me stuff.

Win-Win.

[Cocoa]

6. you have to wonder where these fake emails come from

someone wrote and sent them.

Maybe amateur propagandists did it. But we all know, there are pros in that business too.

[MADem]

9. It's sad how they must resort to bullshit to make a point, innit?

If they weren't such evil, fetid peckers one might almost feel sorry for them. It has to be tough living such an enormous, all encompassing lie!

[Maat]

10. Thanks for the post (n/t).