Snopes Review

Some of the rumors bantered about in emails now-a-days are ridiculous.  Using snopes.com, most of the time you can either verify or disqualify these rumors.  

Unfortunately, one of these rumors turned out to be true.  And he is about to become our President.  Copy & paste this link into your web browser... http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/anthem.asp

How can any candidate, during the playing of our National Anthem, forgot and/or refuse to place his/her hand over their heart?  (1) when the flag is displayed- (A) all present except those in uniform should stand at attention facing the flag with the right hand over the heart;

Every year about this time, (Christmas) one hears or reads about Salvation Army bell ringers getting a percentage of the pot...up to fifty percent.  FALSE!  #1) Who would start such a rumor?  #2) Who'd believe it? 

I get emails all the time from a friend of mine who believes everything he reads. (How gullible.) I'll look it up on snopes.com and send him a reply denouncing his story.  He gets so angry!  But, I love it!