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emulatorloo

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18. The Examiner has 0 credibility. See this thread from yesterday

Tue Apr 24, 2012, 04:50 PM

Apr 2012

Jebus they're still at it
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=600989

Thread details an article in The Examiner which claims Obama's lawyers have admitted his long form birth certificate is a forgery.

It is basically a conspiracy theory kook site.

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Please note that the article at the Examiner you linked to is based on

- the mother's Facebook account
- a quote from an article at The Consumerist website about an "0fficial TSA Statement"

Besides the mother's Facebook account, the DailyMail article also refers to The Consumerist article as the source of "Official TSA Statement"

RT article seems almost plagiarized from the Consumerist article - very similar language. I don't know much about RT.

At any rate, it seems like we have three articles all based off of the same source - The Consumerist article which is here:

http://consumerist.com/2012/04/4-year-old-gets-tsa-pat-down-following-hug-from-grandma.html

We've seen this kind of thing before. Typically in rightwing land. One blog reports something. Another blog reports what the other blog has reported. And so on and so. Until you end up with 50 hits on google. Your right wing friend says "See! This story is all over the internet! It must be true!". But then you figure out all of the stories are based on the same source.

Hopefully some DU'ers in Wichita Kansas will come around at tell us if they heard anything about it locally.

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(Wichita, Kansas) Weeping four-year-old girl accused of carrying a GUN by TSA officers... [View all] KansDem Apr 2012 OP

Here is where I would be getting in trouble.. snooper2 Apr 2012 #1

I know what you mean... KansDem Apr 2012 #3

The only gun I see there is an invisible magic wand with pixie dust to make mad adults nicer. leveymg Apr 2012 #2

The TSA is way over the top on this one...imho. snappyturtle Apr 2012 #4

Oh, that sweet little lamb! She must have been terrified! CTyankee Apr 2012 #5

+1000 Liberal_in_LA Apr 2012 #6

How dare a four year old be afraid of the TSA malaise Apr 2012 #21

"Correct procedures had been followed." Buns_of_Fire Apr 2012 #7

Are we sure this actually happened? emulatorloo Apr 2012 #8

Here are two more sources... KansDem Apr 2012 #11

The Examiner has 0 credibility. See this thread from yesterday emulatorloo Apr 2012 #18

Fair enough. Here are some more... KansDem Apr 2012 #19

1 & 3 are the same exact article, based on Daily Mail. 2 & 4 are the Daily Mail article emulatorloo Apr 2012 #23

I tend to believe the mother's account... KansDem Apr 2012 #26

Yes, she deserves that. What I am trying to point out is that suspect websites appear to be emulatorloo Apr 2012 #28

Because 4 year olds try to pass guns to their grandmothers proud2BlibKansan Apr 2012 #9

Only if they hug them. KansDem Apr 2012 #14

"...correct procedures had been followed." atreides1 Apr 2012 #10

Whole airport shut down for a 4 yo not cooperating? DO IT. Lars39 Apr 2012 #12

Amen... truebrit71 Apr 2012 #13

"they make little distinction between plausible security threats..." Speck Tater Apr 2012 #15

Unfortunately, that is the choice the OP and many others seem to be missing. stevenleser Apr 2012 #16

Exactly. "Four year old white girls are no threat" is profiling. nt Speck Tater Apr 2012 #17

Perhaps the issue here, though, isn't the color of her skin hughee99 Apr 2012 #20

It depends in what context you are talking about. stevenleser Apr 2012 #25

This is why I refuse to fly, period. shadowrider Apr 2012 #22

In other Homelander Abteilung news, kenny blankenship Apr 2012 #24

Not only are they louts, they're crooks as well! KansDem Apr 2012 #27

Yes, because a 4 year old would be carrying a gun. chrisa Apr 2012 #29