1. I've posted it in an opinion section of the board.
2. The "speech" itself contains nearly direct quotes and attributions to Democrat operatives.
3. There is no record, as far as I know, of any Dewey speech given that day.
4. Innumerable histories of WWII never make reference to such a speech.
5. My first post after the piece mentions it wasn't real.
If anyone takes this as history and not for the reason intended, they are fools of the first division.
It is posted in NEWS. It was not posted in an "opinion" section.
There is nothing in the headline which suggests that it was a fake story.
There is no record, as far as I know, of any Dewey speech given that day.
Well, there is now, isn't there?
Here's a nice Headline for places like DU and Daily Kos or even the MSM:
FREE REPUBLIC POSTS FAKE NEWS STORIES!
If anyone takes this as history and not for the reason intended, they are fools of the first division.
Anyone glancing through it without reading your comment (carefully) at the end could easily conclude that this was HISTORY. Indeed at post #7 someone was confused and inquired as to whether or not Dewey actually made this speech. At first I thought that this was supposedly from some archive.
It was not posted as being a fake story nor was it given a VANITY designation. It was, in fact, posted as a news article.
My point exactly. And I've used the "opposition" party's own words.
FAKE BUT ACCURATE.
Yeah, we need that here. That's just what Free Republic needs to increase it's credibility in the world. Fake stories that drive home real points.
Admin Moderator, I think this thread should be pulled.
Thank you.