So a few days ago, I was on YouTube when I got a friend request from someone. In an attempt to see who the hell this random person was, I checked their profile. The first thing that popped up?
The Obama Deception, in HD. Being fair-minded, I watched the first few minutes of it to see whether or not it was the right-wing equivalent of Michael Moore's stellar work. Don't get me wrong, I love a good story and Michael Moore is a fantastic audio-visual storyteller. He does, however, have a tendency to misrepresent facts and that's not what documentary is about. I should know: I've done real documentary work.
Anyway, I lasted about five minutes. It was right after they accused Obama of making a civilian military force to suppress Americans that I decided I'd stop. I had seen enough. So I posted a comment on the diary saying simply, "Talk about delicious hysteria and fearmongering" and went upon my merry way.
Then I got a message.
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