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April 12, 2005
Kerry Dumb, But Not THAT Dumb
I’ve been a little suspicious about this meme that popped up yesterday claiming that Kerry (who was recently complaining about some being told the election was on Wednesday) was being fooled by an Onion article that “urged minorities to get out and vote on Nov 3.” I didn’t quite believe this because at the time of the election, I remembered hearing one of the talk show hosts saying it would be really funny if they rented a big truck and drove it around shouting “Due to expected crowding at the polls, Republicans will vote on Tuesday and Democrats will vote on Wednesday.” Obviously the guy was joking, but you know there’s always some stupid person who takes him seriously.
Sure enough, this Washington Post article from October 31, 2004 talks about a similar scam
The college scam has also made an appearance in Pennsylvania, along with a separate scam last week in Allegheny County, where election officials received a flurry of phone calls about fliers handed out at a Pittsburgh area mall and mailed to an unknown number of homes. The flier, distributed on bogus but official-looking stationery with a county letterhead, told voters that "due to immense voter turnout expected on Tuesday," the election had been extended. Republicans should vote Tuesday, Nov. 2, it said -- and Democrats on Wednesday. A criminal investigation has been launched.
It would indeed have been funny if Kerry had been fooled by an Onion article, but I’m afraid it is not to be.
Posted by illuminaria at April 12, 2005 03:00 PM