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In reply to the discussion: Outrage as Egypt plans 'farewell intercourse law' so husbands can have sex with DEAD wives up to six [View all]Douglas Carpenter
(20,226 posts)61. Two stupid lies the right spread this week:No, there's no new pro-necrophilia law in Egypt, and the
EPA isn't "crucifying" all oil companies by Alex Pareene for salon.com
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The (now updated) Daily Mail story that launched the necrophilia myth(Credit: Daily Mail)
Theres no such law or even any evidence that anyone proposed said law, and even if someone had proposed such a law, there is not even a remote possibility that the Egyptian Parliament would consider it. Its total bullshit. Its the Daily Mail overhyping a story Al-Arabiya took from a newspaper opinion column written by a dedicated Hosni Mubarak supporter.
The Christian Science Monitors Dan Murphy explained as much yesterday, but the people who highlight specious stories like this dont actually care about accuracy; they are just engaged in a propaganda campaign designed to tar all Muslims as violent radical pervert monsters who are slowly taking over the West.
Number 2: That Obama EPA person said they were going to crucify the oil industry. This is a much bigger story (though it is still limited almost entirely to the conservative press) because it was first spread by an actual senator: James Inhofe, the Senates worst pilot and best friend of oil and gas. And then it was on Fox, obviously.
And it has now become a regular talking point, that Obamas EPA is crucifying oil companies. (Which is bad because oil companies give us our precious life-giving oil!)
Of course the guy, an administrator named Al Armendariz, was specifically talking about going after companies that broke the law. The idea is that the EPA would punish companies that violated the law, because that is the EPAs whole deal. (Some people think there shouldnt be any environmental laws and no EPA, but instead of making that argument, they are instead making the untrue claim, based on words taken out of context, that Obamas EPA is unfairly punishing all oil companies for no reason.)
http://www.salon.com/2012/04/27/two_stupid_lies_the_right_spread_this_week/singleton/
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Outrage as Egypt plans 'farewell intercourse law' so husbands can have sex with DEAD wives up to six [View all]
rayofreason
Apr 2012
OP
WTF?? OMG! What the hell is going on in Egypt? NECROPHILIA IS BEING LEGALISED???!!!
Ecumenist
Apr 2012
#2
Yeah, I'm going to call bullshit on this. It's the Daily Mail for fuck's sake. nt
TheWraith
Apr 2012
#4
The Al Arabiya link seems like it's a legit story. And they're not known for sensationalism nt
riderinthestorm
Apr 2012
#23
Turns out the original "source" is an unsourced opinion column by a pro-Mubarak writer.
TheWraith
Apr 2012
#22
Fuck ME, this is the DUMBEST fucking law I have heard of in a long, long time...
derby378
Apr 2012
#5
Why are we even discussing this crap? True or not, so the freak what? ....
marble falls
Apr 2012
#14
HUH? First of all, we're in no danger of EVER SEEING A PRESIDENT with MAGICAL UNDERWEAR
Ecumenist
Apr 2012
#18
First of all, you obviously DON'T KNOW WHO THE HELL YOU TALKING TO BECAUSE i'm the last
Ecumenist
Apr 2012
#49
And our tax dollars helped put these assholes in power! Sickening! disgusting!
Auntie Bush
Apr 2012
#19
Well, you can make this stuff up and in this case, looks like they did.
Ruby the Liberal
Apr 2012
#33
"A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes." - Mark Twain
mikeytherat
Apr 2012
#42
"It has every thing: The yuck factor, "those creepy Muslims" factor, the lulz factor for those with
pampango
Apr 2012
#44
Except they DID make this stuff up. See, this is why we shouldn't use the Daily Heil as a source...
truebrit71
Apr 2012
#46
THIS IS NOT NEWS, PEOPLE. It originated in an OP-ED piece in the mideast.
truthisfreedom
Apr 2012
#51
I notice the OP Daily Mail link now brands this "a complete nonsense".
Prometheus Bound
Apr 2012
#56
Two stupid lies the right spread this week:No, there's no new pro-necrophilia law in Egypt, and the
Douglas Carpenter
Apr 2012
#61