Mom, oh Mom. Whenever I see her she looks redder and redder. The Kool-Aid is oozing out of her pores. Poor thing - I love her, but she has become so gullible in her later years that she actually sent me a link to a just-released poorly-produced swiftboating of Obama by the notorious Republican operative Stephen Marks. The email must be making the rounds, because the YouTube post has been viewed over 1.7 million times.
Flip below for the details, and for let's get this piece of crap debunked.
This is the the YouTube posting of the ad. See it and rate it 1 Star, leave a comment for the wingnuts.
Here is the link to the new "PHFORAMERICA" page pushing this shit and asking for $$$ to air it.
Here are links about Stephen Marks:
SourceWatch
Wikipedia(Americans Against Hate)
His own page promoting his book "Confessions of a Political Hitman"
DailyKos search results for "Stephen Marks"
NY Times Magazine interview, January 2008
Google search results for "stephen marks" +hitman
Certainly there are many other sources.
So, I appreciate your help in helping me formulate a reply to dear old Mom. I know it won't make a difference to her, but maybe others who receive this despicable email and come here to research about it will benefit from your contributions.
I've got a busy evening so I will not be able to respond to comments. If I've made an error above I appreciate your help in letting others know in your comments. And the tags, maybe you can add to them. And thanks just in case, but I don't need no tips. I hope I did not post this about the same time someone else posted about it.