Federal Gestapo Services ask good citizens to report any emails about health insurance reform that seem "fishy" to flag@whitehouse.gov

[mawilson 2,133]

"There is a lot of disinformation about health insurance reform out there, spanning from

control of personal finances to end of life care. These rumors often travel just below the

surface via chain emails or through casual conversation. Since we can’t keep track of all

of them here at the White House, we’re asking for your help. If you get an email or see

something on the web about health insurance reform that seems fishy, send it to

flag@whitehouse.gov."

Visit the Federal Gestapo Services web site for more information.

[Ban Hammer 13,340]

[Marilyn. 340]

I think this is the same article...

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=211385

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Yes its the same.

[natty bumppo 297]

the "link or it doesn't exist" folks will undoubtedly deny the link .....

[one...two...tree 2,762]

It's a shame yet another conspiracy theory reached the White House briefing room. ABC News' Jake Tapper reports this afternoon:

Asked about Cornyn's letter on Thursday afternoon, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said, "nobody is collecting names."

The blog and tips email was because, Gibbs said, "we have seen, and as I've discussed from this podium, a lot of misinformation around health care reform. Some of it I think spread purposely. We have used on many occasions the Web site to debunk things that are simply not true. We ask people if they have questions about health care reform and about what they're hearing about its affects on them, to let us know and we'd provide them information to show that that wasn't true."

Continued Gibbs: "but nobody is collecting names."

Well, no, of course not. The very idea that the White House would be "collecting names" is about as legitimate as the idea that the president is a not a natural-born citizen. As nutty Republican conspiracy theories go, this was even more headache-inducing than most.

If you're just joining us, a White House blog post encouraged folks who come across lies, scare tactics, and misinformation to email the White House Office of Health Reform. The point, obviously, is a renewed effort to combat deceptive tactics and set the record straight for those concerned about the facts.

Soon after, one prominent right-wing blog interpreted this to mean "the White House wants you to report ... anybody publicly opposing" health care reform. Limbaugh, Malkin, and Drudge quickly followed. Tuesday, House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.) was asserting that the White House wants Americans to report on each other. Yesterday, Sen. John Cornyn (R-Tex.), who loved warrantless wiretaps, insisted that it seems to him the president's team is trying to create a "program" to "monitor American citizens' speech" and catalog "names, email, addresses, IP addresses."

Last night, Krauthammer said this is a Hugh Chavez-like effort. This morning, "Fox & Friends" told its audience that the White House is creating a "snitch list."

It's a case study, not only of how vile nonsense works its way through the right-wing food chain, but also of how Republicans and their cohorts prey on public confusion to promote paranoia and mistrust. It's American politics at its most insipid. I suspect all of these far-right activists and lawmakers were well aware of reality, but ran with the lie because it served their purposes -- in this case, to deceive their base and generate more rage.

And today, an attack that originated as a transparently stupid far-right blog post has now garnered a response for the spokesperson for the President of the United States.

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/

Edited August 6, 2009 by Col. 'Bat' Guano

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

People do love to overreact.

Must explain the popularity of daytime soap operas.

[thepizzadude 26]

"There is a lot of disinformation about health insurance reform out there, spanning from

control of personal finances to end of life care. These rumors often travel just below the

surface via chain emails or through casual conversation. Since we can’t keep track of all

of them here at the White House, we’re asking for your help. If you get an email or see

something on the web about health insurance reform that seems fishy, send it to

flag@whitehouse.gov."

Visit the Federal Gestapo Services web site for more information.

Definition of fishy please...just so I know, is it the smell, the way it looks or what

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

The Gestapo had an email address? Interesting. This should then put all those claims that Al Gore invented the internet to rest. Clearly, he wasn't even around then.

Edited August 6, 2009 by Mr. Big Dog

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

A free greatcoat and hat with every 10 emails forwarded

[Pinocchio Liberal 268]

Patriot act anyone?

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

I'm surprised anyone approved that thing with such an obvious euphemism in the title.

Its very Starship Troopers.

[The Dude 206]

I have taken a screnshot and mailed it in. You will all be detained shortly. Resistance is futile.

Seriously though, I think people are intentionally misinterpreting this for their fabricated outrage. Nefarious government action? Doubt it, looks like they are just trying to fight much of the disinformation out there. Poorly worded statement describing it all? Absolutely.

[Pinocchio Liberal 268]

I have taken a screnshot and mailed it in. You will all be detained shortly. Resistance is futile.

Seriously though, I think people are intentionally misinterpreting this for their fabricated outrage. Nefarious government action? Doubt it, looks like they are just trying to fight much of the disinformation out there. Poorly worded statement describing it all? Absolutely.

Ya know, I think youd eat an armadillo if they fvckin wanted you to.

[The Dude 206]

I have taken a screnshot and mailed it in. You will all be detained shortly. Resistance is futile.

Seriously though, I think people are intentionally misinterpreting this for their fabricated outrage. Nefarious government action? Doubt it, looks like they are just trying to fight much of the disinformation out there. Poorly worded statement describing it all? Absolutely.

Ya know, I think youd eat an armadillo if they fvckin wanted you to.

Are you really that retarded, or posting drunk again?