cynicschism

       Prior to his election, all kinds of nutty rumors spread about what would happen if Barack Obama won the presidency. Most of these rumors came from the usual wingnut suspects, especially in the form of viral e-mails that were spread quickly by the nutjob faithfull.  Of course none of them came true, and it’s unlikely they ever will, but it’s a good idea to recall what was circulating, and being taken seriously by many folks not so long ago.

       Obama had family connections in the African nation of Kenya.  So, the email rumors said he would be importing a large quantity of Kenyas to the U.S. to enjoy a new lifestyle. Well, seems they never arrived.

       Then there was the fact of Obama being from Chicago, maybe even a Chicago thug, as the emails put it.  Obama would bring the Windy City ethos right into DC, with gunfire, hits and all.  Well, Chicago probably doesn’t have much on DC when it comes to political corruption, but the rumored hit men never did make it to DC. 

       The biggest  fearmongering rumor was that Obama was a Muslim who would help Islamic terrorists take over America from the inside.  Ridiculous?Yes. But a whole lot of people seemed to have believed it.  Now that Obama has been in office for a month, it’s clear that none of these patently nonsensical events have come to pass, and are not likely to.  It was hard to think anybody would  fall for such obvious misinformation, but some did.  Obama’s election and actions in office were all it took to dispel them, and send them back to wingnutville, where they originated,