Wednesday, August 05, 2009

Stoolies Wanted

Come on, this can't be for real:

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.

Yup. That's the White House website asking for snitches. Next question: what exactly is the White House planning to do once a stoolie drops the dime on some blogger, emailer, or otherwise general pain in the ass?

When the Obama campaign trumpeted the word "audacity," they weren't kidding around. It's pretty audacious for the executive branch to openly declare that the Salem witch trials and McCarthyism aren't dark chapters in US history; they're something to emulate. They must be crazy to think they'll get away with it.

Then again...

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