Who is this Ron Paul?

[MysticCat]

^^^^ I'd beware forwarding and posting emails like this one.

Snopes says that the jury is still out on whether it is legit or is a political trick, but Snopes seems to be leaning heavily toward political trick.

That said, there's a lot about it (including the notable absence of the Reagans) that makes me more than willing to sell my castle to anyone who thinks this thing is for real.

[jwright25]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

Snopes seems to be leaning heavily toward political trick.

That said, there's a lot about it (including the notable absence of the Reagans) that makes me more than willing to sell my castle to anyone who thinks this thing is for real.

I was kinda thinking that too. Even though there are other "recollections" out there that more or less imply the same observations about these individuals, the thing that I question most would be that a current or former Secret Service agent would freely discuss these things. I guess it just seems to me that part of their "oath of office" would be that they never reveal anything about the people they are protecting or things they have seen.

[PeppyGPhiB]

Originally Posted by jwright25

I was kinda thinking that too. Even though there are other "recollections" out there that more or less imply the same observations about these individuals, the thing that I question most would be that a current or former Secret Service agent would freely discuss these things. I guess it just seems to me that part of their "oath of office" would be that they never reveal anything about the people they are protecting or things they have seen.

Not to mention that it's not like the SAME secret service personnel protect each President and his family. For something like this to be true, me thinks you'd have to get a lot of SS folks on the protection detail to talk. It seems like an obvious ploy by the Republican party to paint Republicans as good and Democrats as bad, thereby helping whomever gets the GOP nomination.

[nittanyalum]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

^^^^ I'd beware forwarding and posting emails like this one.

Snopes says that the jury is still out on whether it is legit or is a political trick, but Snopes seems to be leaning heavily toward political trick.

That said, there's a lot about it (including the notable absence of the Reagans) that makes me more than willing to sell my castle to anyone who thinks this thing is for real.

Thank you, MC! I'm with you, anything that starts with "We had a neighbor..." and ends with "Please pass this on to everyone you know..." automatically makes it suspect in my book.

From the Snopes article: "As Time magazine noted as far back as 1993, cranking out spurious stories that discredited Hillary Clinton and were attributed to Secret Service agents was a known political trick:

'A Republican consultant told a network newscaster that his job was to make sure Hillary Clinton is discredited before the 1996 campaign. Each day anti-Hillary talking points go out to talk-show hosts. The rumor machine is cranking out bogus stories about her face (lifted), her sex life (either nonexistent or all too active) and her marriage (a sham). Many of the stories are attributed to the Secret Service in an attempt to give the tales credibility.'"

And that was just when she was running for Senate. Can you imagine how the machine is cranking now that she's a serious contender for President??!?