20 February 2009
Scouting Hoax
Posted by admin under: politics .
ScoutingNews is debunking a hoax regarding the Obama administration and the Boy Scouts of America before it can be, um, bunked.
Recently an email has been circulating about the creation of a new youth program called “America Scouts”. It is being forwarded by Volunteers and Professionals alike, and has started to appear on various websites. The copy that was forwarded to me was originally sent from an Associate Director who works at National.
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President Obama’s staff is furiously working to finish the first draft of a new youth program, which would rival the traditional boy scouts.
Known as the “America Scouts,” these programs would be announced on March 1 of this year and the program would begin building a skeleton during the summer. On August 4, or Obama’s 48th birthday, the program would begin accepting children between the ages of 4 and 18.
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Before everyone starts worrying about this new program and how it will effect the Boy Scouts of America, take a deep breath. It is a hoax. The original piece was a poorly labeled satire post on a website called Jumping In Pools. It was then picked up by Restore the Republic, Free Republic, and Freedom Fighter Radio. From there people started placing it in emails and it has spread like wildfire.
It is not happening and the article’s statement of the Obama Administration’s opinion of the Boy Scouts should not be believed.
Whew! Thanks, Dan!
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One Comment so far...
William KING Says:
10 August 2010 at 12:01 pm.
as apparently verified by Snopes, OBama is not signing Eagle Scouts’ certificates
