Please people.  You really should know better by now.  

STOP FORWARDING POLITICAL EMAILS. 

You know the ones….  because you’ve probably received them.  You’ve probably forwarded them.  Stop it. 

Just say no.   And tell your friends to just say no!

Friends don’t let friends email lies and stupidity.

In fact, if you get one, just delete it.   They are designed to prey on your fears and biases by using half-truths, distortions or outright lies.  The authors have a specific agenda and recognize most people won’t bother to check the facts, and will simply buy into the nonsense…. and then forward to all your friends.  

And when you do forward it, it just makes you look uninformed and like a dolt (to your friends who are on top of the program)…. or you are guilty of perpetuating lies and confusing your less informed (and gullible) friends.  
  
You’re also adding to the problem of a misinformed public, and the negative, partisan divide that has plagued our country for the last several years.  Stop making things worse!   If you can vote, be responsible with that privilege and get the facts before wielding your uninformed finger in the voting booth.
 
If you simply must read these emails you receive – then before you do ANYTHING with it….

• Go straight to factcheck.org   
• Or  snopes.com
• If it quotes a speech – find and read/listen to the actual speech. 
• Look for a reputable news source (not Fox) to verify it… maybe even more than one.
• And when you find out the facts, send a link back to the person who sent you this nonsense in the first place with a request they check their facts before forwarding these to you.
• If you don’t FIND anything corraborating what you received – delete it.  Or you can email and ask me about it

Here’s a great articleabout this at FactCheck.org.  PLEASE READ IT.

That Chain E-mail Your Friend Sent to You Is (Likely) Bogus. Seriously.

Please people. Only you have the power to stop this nonsense.