Tonight, I was driving home on the Long Island Expressway from work, listening to right-wing talk radio, just to see what kind of lies that conservative right-wing radio are trying to spread. On tonight’s Mark Levin show on New York’s WABC Radio 770, a caller phoned in to dispute Barack Obmama’s recent statement that he had registered for selective service (conscription) after he graduated from high school in 1979.

That caller and others to follow all tried to discredit Barack Obama, calling him a liar. And, Mark Levin when along with it, without checking the facts. His show also went so far as to publish this lie on their web site at http://www.marklevinshow.com. I have provided  a screen shot below for accuracy.

I was so disgusted, that I pulled off the highway and pulled out my laptop to check the facts for myself. So, here I am now, sitting in a Kentucky Fried Chicken/A&W restaurant furiously typing away.

I learned when conscription was reinstated in 1980, ALL U.S. CITIZENS BORN AFTER JANUARY 1, 1960 were required to register. It did not matter that Obama graduated in 1979. He still had to register because he was born on August 4, 1961.

Here is the quote from Wikipedia’s entry on the reinstatement of conscription:

Post-1980 draft registration

In 1980, Congress re-instated the requirement that young men register with the Selective Service System. At that time it was required that all males, born on or after January 1, 1960 register with the Selective Service System.

Just another right wing radio smear campaign to discredit Obama. Can you believe anything Mark Levin, Rush Limbaugh or Laura Ingram spew out of their venomous mouths? I certainly can’t. The problem is, they get away with this and are not held accountable for the erroneous information they spread over the public airwaves.

I am not a proponent of censorship by any means, however, Mark Levin must be held accountable for spreading this absolute lie over the airwaves. It’s disgusting that he can get away with spreading false information and nothing happens to him. He should be thrown off the air for this. At least suspended for a month and his pay be donated to a charity of Obama’s choice.

I say to my fellow Democrats and Obama supporters. Please call WABC in New York City and complain about Mark Levin. Let’s see what happens if we all get together and shout this man down from his protective perch behind the mic where he thinks he’s not accountable for anything he says.

Netmix founder, Tony Zeoli is an accomplished DJ and currently works in Product Development and User Experience Design for Zaah Technologies in Farmingdale, NY.  Netmix founder, Tony Zeoli, is an avid blogger and DJ. His day job is in Product Development and User Experience Design for Zaah Technologies. In his spare time, he likes to work on electronic dance music, play basketball and develop his digital photography skills. Once in a while, he indugles in a peanut butter and fluff sandwich with an ice cold glass of low-fat milk.

Tags: 1960, all males born after january 1, Barack Obama, conscription, draft, fact checking, lies, mark levin, republican, right wing, truth

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