By Nathan Rothwell
Several days ago I received a physical letter in the mail
from a (possibly) crazy person. Perhaps my recent blog about responding
to Obama Derangement Syndrome may have struck a chord with somebody?
A two page rant from an allegedly "speechless" author
A person by the name of “Darnell Wooster” (whose apparent
address is nearby, but I won’t reveal publicly) sent me an unsolicited letter
that appeared to be a printed copy of a chain email containing purported
evidence of (then) Senator Barack Obama’s hatred for the American flag and “The
Star-Spangled Banner,” in the form of quotes from an alleged appearance on “Meet
the Press” in 2008.
Nothing was written by Mr. Wooster himself; rather, it was
signed by someone named “Dale Lindsborg.” I have no idea who Darnell Wooster
is, but a Google search for “Dale Lindsborg” quickly revealed an exact
replica of the letter I’d just received. It was nice to have proof that
this “transcript” of Obama’s remarks was indeed a hoax, but from the moment I
opened the letter I could tell I was dealing with the work of a troll.
As you might have already gathered from the letters pictured
above, a number of things stand out (formatting errors courtesy of “Dale”
and/or “Darnell,” not me):
“From Sunday’s 07 Sept. 2008,
11:48:04 EST, Televised “Meet the Press”
the then Senator Obama was asked about his stance on the
American Flag. ”
You read that right: “Dale” timed Obama’s appearance on “Meet the
Press” timed to the second. Which
seems more likely --- a scenario in which the letter’s author performed the
enormous amount of research to determine the exact second Obama was asked a
question about the American flag in 2008? Or a scenario in which “Dale” simply
made up that timestamp? Keep in mind, this author evidently enjoys alternating
between normal text and giant, bold, improperly spaced
letters for
stylistic purposes.
