Sarah Palin "Africa" Smear Was A Blog Hoax
It turns out that Sarah Palin did know that Africa is a continent and not a country, but the media didn't know the difference between a blogger hoax and quotes from "an unnamed McCain campaign figure."
Read all about it here: A Senior Fellow at the Institute of Nonexistence
2 comments :
I had a feeling this was a hoax, but the media sure ran with it didn't they?
It's interesting in today's media how effective this type of smear is. Even though it was revealed a hoax, four years from now people will probably still say, "Palin. She's the one who thought Africa was a country, right?"
It's sad, and the media should be ashamed.
You're absolutely right, m.a.
Even today most folk know that "Palin thought Africa was a country" but few that I talk to know that the story has already been outed as a hoax.
But after this election it's clear that the media has no shame.
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