Last weekend we had a town election

[janet118]

I was holding a sign for a school committee candidate along with a friend of mine. With us were sign holders for other candidates - for school committee and selectmen. One of them was obviously a Fox News devotee. He was bad mouthing Obama, saying he didn't keep his campaign promises. Three of us who had voted for Obama were defending him. One guy quickly listed at least 8 things Obama had accomplished that he said he would. We added others. The Fox guy would have none of it. He said that Obama had said nothing about going into Afghanistan or Pakistan during the campaign. We said, "Whaaaaa?"

All of us attested that we had heard Obama say just such a thing. He got irritated and said he would donate $100 to the charity of our choice if we were right. Of course, our declarations were not "proof" enough. He never heard it.

We all went home. The results came in and my candidate won. I was still mulling over the way in which this Fox guy could just spout of misinformation and be so arrogant as to bet that he was right and get away with it. On Monday, I found a bunch of articles supporting our position. I printed off one from a July 2008 issue of Time Magazine. I mailed him a nice letter explaining the attached article confirmed that Obama had said that, if elected, he intended to increase our presence in Afghanistan and root out al Queda and the Taliban in Pakistan. I included two links to other articles and one to a video of Obama's actual speech.

I then reminded him of his bet and said that he could contribute to either Feeding America or Habitat for Humanity. I sent him a postage paid envelope with Feeding America's address and information on how to contribute to the local chapter of Habitat for Humanity. I thanked him in advance for his donation and congratulated him on the victory of his candidate.

Now, I realize he may not make the contribution. I really don't care. That's a matter for him and his conscience. What I really wanted to accomplish was to remind the part of his brain that may still be salvageable that he is being fed false information and that he should do his own thinking. And I wanted him to know that the next time he speaks out in public with crap he picked up on his talk radio and Fox TV shows, there may be people there that will call him on it and hold him accountable.

I was respectful. I didn't get angry. I just wouldn't let him go home and think that he could get away with spreading lies. There are more of us than he was led to believe. We just haven't been speaking out. We must speak out.

[peabody]

1. Great Job!

It's good show these idiots how wrong they are. Please let us know if he follows up on his promise.

[Scuba]

2. Excellent! We must never let these victims spout the same garbage...

...that made them victims without challenging it.

Your challenge was waaaay better than most. Thank you!!!!