First Posted: 09-16-10 01:40 PM | Updated: 09-16-10 02:01 PM
Rush Limbaugh fell for a hoax about a federal judge based on a fraudulent Wikipedia entry, according to the New York Times.
The paper reports that, on his Tuesday show, Limbaugh discussed Roger Vinson, a District Court judge for the Northern District of Florida. Vinson had recently announced that he was likely to allow a full hearing for a challenge to the federal health care bill.
Limbaugh told his listeners that the judge was a longtime hunter and amateur taxidermist, and that he had once killed three brown bears and mounted their heads above the entrance to his courtroom--in order, Limbaugh said, to "instill the fear of God into the accused."
"This would not be good news" for supporters of the health care law, he added.
Unfortunately, none of that information is true.
It came from a Wikipedia user called Pensacolian--Vinson's court sits in Pensacola, Florida--who, on Sep. 13, updated Vinson's page to include these sentences:
"Vinson is an avid hunter and amateur taxidermist. After a 2002 hunting trip during which he killed three brown bears, Vinson had their heads mounted over the door through which defendants must pass to enter the courtroom. The heads were later removed following complaints by local defendants' rights groups."
Pensacola is one o the most conservatives areas in Florida.
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The paper reports that, on his Tuesday show, Limbaugh discussed Roger Vinson, a District Court judge for the Northern District of Florida. Vinson had recently announced that he was likely to allow a full hearing for a challenge to the federal health care bill.
Limbaugh told his listeners that the judge was a longtime hunter and amateur taxidermist, and that he had once killed three brown bears and mounted their heads above the entrance to his courtroom--in order, Limbaugh said, to "instill the fear of God into the accused."
"This would not be good news" for supporters of the health care law, he added.
Unfortunately, none of that information is true.
It came from a Wikipedia user called Pensacolian--Vinson's court sits in Pensacola, Florida--who, on Sep. 13, updated Vinson's page to include these sentences:
"Vinson is an avid hunter and amateur taxidermist. After a 2002 hunting trip during which he killed three brown bears, Vinson had their heads mounted over the door through which defendants must pass to enter the courtroom. The heads were later removed following complaints by local defendants' rights groups."
Pensacola is one o the most conservatives areas in Florida.
See the rest of the story at : http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/16/rush-limbaugh-falls-for-w_n_719436.html
Subscribe to the Rightardia feed: feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/IGiu
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