Filed January 24, 2012
Commenter
on WWAY-TV3 news story falsifies identity, signing under name of Verne
Strickland, conservative writer who supports GOP conservative Ilario Pantano –
not liberal Democrat Mike McIntyre.
VS: It’s not
Hallowe’en, but the liberal loonies are already coming out of their lairs and
writing under falsified identities using the names of conservative activists. A
story posted on the WWAY TV3 Web site reporting on Congressman Mike McIntyre’s
campaign fund-raising was followed by this comment from a reader:
Submitted
by Verne Strickland (not verified) on Mon, 01/23/2012 - 2:06pm.
I'm proud to be a McIntyre supporter and to see that people
in our area have enough sense to invest in the campaign of a level-headed and
moderate representative.
VS: Such falsification
of an identity is illegal under the rules of the WWAY-TV public forum – and on
most established comment sections on the Internet. Unfortunately, it is easy
for dishonest commenters to (anonymously) assume the identity of another person
in order to post a misleading comment purported to be the statement of that
individual.
In this case, the mischievous
commenter chose to use my name under a comment praising liberal Democrat
Congressman Mike McIntyre. It wasn’t my statement. I am a conservative blogger
and investigative journalist. I support GOP conservative candidate Ilario
Pantano.
While this act did me no personal or
permanent damage, it does signal that liberal skullduggery is starting early in
this 2012 election season. Actually, to be viewed as a threat to the campaign
of Mike McIntyre is something I view as a badge of honor. It proves that the
views with which I am identified are hitting the liberals where it hurts. I am
complimented by that bit of notoriety.
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