Obama's Citizenship

[Irving]

[Hoosier]

What I should have said is they have been wrong on things before. For the most part it's good information and more often than not it's correct information. I guess I'm saying that they've made mistakes in the past, they will make mistakes again and you should always do your own independent research.

Oh sure! Same with Wikipedia. However they're both the place to start... it's like getting a Cliff Notes synopsis with links to read more if you're inclined.

Can you remember the day when the answer to most every question wasn't thirty seconds away?

H.

[jake]

What I should have said is they have been wrong on things before. For the most part it's good information and more often than not it's correct information. I guess I'm saying that they've made mistakes in the past, they will make mistakes again and you should always do your own independent research.

Was it you who said the same thing before, and when I asked you to give some examples you weren't able to?

They have made mistakes, and they correct their mistakes very swiftly. They're constantly updating entries, all the time. The site isn't even a political site, it's about urban legends. I've been interested in ULs for years, way back to pre-internet days when Jan Harold Brunvand was the only source for them, so I've been visiting snopes almost since its inception and the explosion of political entries is a relatively new thing. The lengths they go to to attempt to verify information is pretty exhaustive, and as Hoosier said they source almost everything they say, which is something their detractors don't seem able to manage.

[Irving]

Jake, he pretty much already covered this on page 2.

What I should have said is they have been wrong on things before. For the most part it's good information and more often than not it's correct information. I guess I'm saying that they've made mistakes in the past, they will make mistakes again and you should always do your own independent research.

[Hoosier]

Snopes isn't a trustworthy source for ANYTHING. It was revealed a while back that a husband and wife team were just guessing at most of the shit they posted. I'm not saying they're right, left or anything political... just wrong.

[citation needed] You know when you view a Snopes link,those words in blue that are underlined you can click on, and be taken to various sources of the information. Seems like they're really lucky to have guessed working links that contain information related to the article.

I'm not saying they're the gospel truth on every subject, but when it comes to checking on this crazy story your friend just emailed you, it's the first place you should go. And if you want more detail, look for links that show where the information came from.

Everything on the internet is true, anyway.

[Jer]

[citation needed] You know when you view a Snopes link,those words in blue that are underlined you can click on, and be taken to various sources of the information. Seems like they're really lucky to have guessed working links that contain information related to the article.

I'm not saying they're the gospel truth on every subject, but when it comes to checking on this crazy story your friend just emailed you, it's the first place you should go. And if you want more detail, look for links that show where the information came from.

Everything on the internet is true, anyway.

I hate forwarded emails with a passion and everyone who knows me knows to NEVER forward me an email. So it doesn't matter to me one way or another.

[ChunkyMonkey]

Opinionated news suck! Barry's mom is a US Citizen, it doesn't matter where he was born as long as he can prove mommy is citizen, he'll get his birth certificate.

IMHO, he is hush hush about the whole subject, because he was born in Kenya eventhough he is a legit citizen. Otherwise, GOP would be all over his case.

[Hoosier]

LET OTHER FOLKS KNOW THIS NEWS, THE MEDIA WON'T !

Perhaps the media won't let people know, but they took 30 seconds to do a little research and find out that it's false. I know, pesky facts in the way of your conspiracy theory.

http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama...occidental.asp

Source cited at the problem. Here's a tip, anytime someone forwards you an email, google for "snopes" plus some key phrases from the email. If it's true, forward away. If it's false, reply back to whoever sent it with the link you found and this tip.

Do your part to fight misinformation (of all kinds)

H.

[Marlin]

What everybody forgets is that even though His Mother all but renounced Her citizenship, She was still a citizen, Thus, no matter where He was born, by that, He is a citizen.. The only thing that they could possibly have, is dual citizenship until He was 21.. At which point He would need to choose..

[Aloha_Shooter]

Oh please. I think the guy is the worst thing since Billy Boy Clinton or Jimmy "Killer Rabbit" Carter but this birth certificate stuff is stupid and just detracts from the legitimate complaints about how he lied and connived his way into office.