Hey, there's nothing wrong with a spot of shoddy journalism. I'm one
of the shoddiest journalists around!
But then, I'm not all high-profile and respected like, say, David
Horowitz.
Surprising then that Horowitz published this on his blog recently:
"The email below is making the rounds and is something that defenders
of the President and this country ought to know to be better able to
deal with them... a.. Enron's chairman did meet with the president and
the vice President in the Oval Office. b.. Enron gave $420,000 to the
president's party over three years. c.. It donated $100,000 to the
president's inauguration festivities. d.. The Enron chairman stayed at
the White House 11 times. e. The corporation had access to the
administration at its highest levels and even enlisted the Commerce
and State Departments to grease deals for it. f.. The
taxpayer-supported Export-Import Bank subsidized Enron for more than
$600 million in just one transaction. Scandalous!! g.. BUT...the
president under whom all this happened WASN'T George W. Bush. h..
SURPRISE ........ It was Bill Clinton!"
Sadly, anyone who is even vaguely familiar with the Internet knows
that this is nothing but a well-worn email hoax that's been doing the
rounds for a long time.
Shame the high-profile and respected David Horowitz didn't bother to
check before he published it.
Even more of a shame that he had to publish an embarrassing retraction
http://www.frontpagemag.com/blog/BlogEntry.asp?ID=225.
Chortle.
From The Democratic Underground
http://www.democraticunderground.com/
Harry
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