"796 Babies In A Septic Tank": Does An Anti-Catholic Bias Help Explain This Hoax?

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12. The one thing the front man was great at was PR; he appeared on nearly a dozen

major network shows, etc. Had the confidence of several extremely prominent outsiders who had nothing to gain by their association with him - I doubt Noam Chomsky was taking a kickback! So he fooled a lot of people for quite awhile until all his excuses for not actually delivering wore thin. As the whole operation started to implode, the board - including those lawyers now trying to claim outside legal status - kicked him out and made him post a notice to that effect on each of the involved websites.

This could've and almost certainly would've turned out quite well if those people had just been honest; because it was an impressive business plan set up supposedly to benefit the main charity, Pet Food Stamps. The beauty of the apparent setup and noble goal was one major thing that kept me and numerous others dedicated for so long. I have to admit I enjoyed my work tremendously as well, because I can write first drawer copy in my sleep - at top speed, too. The only positive thing that came of the whole disaster for me was getting to strut my stuff. The fact that it was for nothing is a different matter. People love to do what they're good at, especially for a beloved cause. Finding out I was in bed with crooks doesn't 100% wipe that out - fortunately, because that's all I'll ever get for it.

And of course the final, worst effect would be if I let the experience embitter me against all humanity or force me to adopt their world view. That's one thing they're not going to get away with!