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Monday, June 16, 2008 12:00 AM

What's wrong with Obama's FightTheSmears.com

Obama's new site tries to fight ugly rumors by getting people to e-mail the truth to their friends. The strategy could backfire.
By Farhad Manjoo

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  • Monday, June 16, 2008 11:43 AM

    Um...

    I would say that anyone who believes Sen. Obama is a Muslim actually hasn't actually looked it up. So it's not a matter of dismissing good Google information, it's a matter of going directly to sites that support your point of view and either hearing wrong information or not hearing information that contradicts the perception.

    This article on Keith Ellison, the first Muslim congressman, illustrates the point: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,233983,00.html

    —amspeck Read amspeck's other letters

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