[Mishmash] "misinformation" policing

[Fred Atkinson]

> Apparently the White House wants everyone to report individuals
disagreeing with Obama's healthcare  policies to them - reminds me of
passages I've read on Hitler's Germany.

    No kidding?

> I heard this first on Fox News and had a difficult search for coroboration
on the net -
> http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/13391

    It was on the whitehouse.gov site, if you can believe that.

> "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
<mailto:flag at whitehouse.gov>flag at whitehouse.gov "

    That stinks, doesn't it?

> Personally, the only information about your health care reform that "seems
fishy" is coming from the White House!

    Agreed, one hundred per cent.

> This is scary stuff, folks.  What will they do with this information
they're collecting?

    I think we can put that one together.

> Have any of your elected officials actually read that 1100 page bill
they're expected to vote on?

    I'm sure a few of them have at least skimmed it.  But actaully read the
entire bill?  I doubt it.



                                                                    Fred