Drudge Got Punked (hehehe)

[Oilwellian]

Via Atrios:

May 5, 2005 – Last weekend, an anonymous individual created a phony letter with an altered TVC logo on it, to criticize First Lady Laura Bush at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner on April 30 th.

The bogus group called the Coalition for Traditional Values, issued its letter supposedly written by a Rev. Roy DeLong. The phony letter was picked up by the Drudge Report and reported it as fact instead of satire.

TVC’s phone has been ringing off the hook from reporters asking for more information. MSNBC was conned into thinking this was a real group. They called TVC to book a spokesman as a guest based on this satirical letter.

(snip)

Rev. DeLong said in his satirical letter: “…we saw our President undermined, mocked and emasculated by his own wife on the most public of stages, and at a time when his manliness is already under attack. We saw the leader of the free world seemingly unable to lead his own family.”

http://www.traditionalvalues.org/modules.php?sid=2254

[displacedtexan]

1. I posted the whole thing (both the punk version & the TVC reaction)...

on myblog today. The link is under the burning bush.

MSNBC fell for it, too!

[Oilwellian]

2. Isn't it odd....

how the fundies are mum about Laura implying George masturbated a horse? Imagine if Hillary said that about Bill. :D

[aden_nak]

3. Awesome. I should do that. It beats my day job.

Just make up outrageous letters from fake political groups, and then book myself on cable news shows as a spokesperson. I mean, they'd pay me for the appearance. . . and it's got to be more than I am making now.

[Mizmoon]

7. if only ... they don't pay for appearances

I've been interviewed like that before. You only get paid if it's an ongoing gig like Wes Clark had.

[aden_nak]

8. Well, I'll make sure they get ratings. They'll invite me back. :D

And if their show doesn't, a competing network will.

"Next up on Hardball, we'll talk to the man that made Bill O'Reilly cry on national television!"

[aden_nak]

9. They'll invite me back. I'll make sure of it.

And if their show doesn't, a competing network will.

"Next up on Hardball, we'll talk to the man that made Bill O'Reilly cry on national television!"

[carnie_sf]

4. LOL

I love to see that POS get punked.

[cruadin]

5. Couldn't have happened to a more deserving clown.

[Ian David]

6. See related thread: fundies at TVC "Victimized" by fake press release

Awww... fundies at TVC "Victimized" by fake press release about Laura Bush
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x1763988