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Barack Obama is a Muslim, and other stories

The Democratic nominee's campaign is working overtime to combat rumors -- yet misinformation is still running rampant across the Internet.
By Mike Madden

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  • Friday, June 20, 2008 07:34 AM

    Okay, back on topic

    One of the things that irritates is when people knowingly, habitually lie about stupid crap to distract from the fact that there candidates essentially have no redeeming features.

    That is the whole deal behind people who make a big deal about patriotism, what a nasty elitist the candidate is and whether a given candidate has enough of the right religion - it is mostly there to distract people away from anything real.

    —Taliesan Read Taliesan's other letters

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