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What Joey Skaggs has taught us about the media

dog2.gifIn May of 1994, Kim Yung Soo, President of Kea So Joo, Inc. sent 1,500 letters to dog shelters around America soliciting all their unwanted dogs for $.10 a pound. The letter said in part:

Dog shelter kill million of dog, cost money...Dog shelter need money to operate. Where it get money? Hard to get money. Many people like to eat dog...Where do they get dog?...We buy all dog, regardless of size or color. We prefer big, young strong dog, but we take all dog from your dog shelter.
The outrage was palpable. Kim received dozens of death threats.

He also received dozens of offers to sell him cheap dog meat.

The police got involved. Then the media got hold of the story and the real fun began. They swallowed the whole story, hook, line and sinker. Because it was just that: a story.

It was yet another media hoax perpetrated by the (in)famous Joey Skaggs. This is the same Joey Skaggs who has said (and proven) that journalists are simpleminded, easily manipulated and will print almost any outrageous story you tell them. He has made a career out of proving that point every chance he gets. And, 35 years after he started, it's just as easy now as it ever was. You like this guy already, don't you? You should read his manifesto and remember that you can't believe everything you read or hear or see in the media.


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