The Last Refuge of Scoundrels

Have any of you received this photo in you email, accompanied by a line about how Barack Hussein Obama (anytime they include the middle name, you know they're going to play on xenophobic fears) refused to put his hand on his heart and recite the Pledge of Allegiance? I got...
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Have any of you received this photo in you email, accompanied by a line about how Barack Hussein Obama (anytime they include the middle name, you know they’re going to play on xenophobic fears) refused to put his hand on his heart and recite the Pledge of Allegiance?

I got one yesterday and, of course, it’s bogus. Just another in a long line of stupidity-inducing emails flying about the heartland of America. The Washington Post’s Michael Dobbs debunked it Friday on his Fact Checker blog.

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Bob Norman

Journalist Bob Norman has been raking the muck of South Florida for the past 25 years. His work has led to criminal cases against corrupt politicians, the ouster of bad judges from the bench, and has garnered dozens of state, regional, and national awards.

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