Ed,
If you mean did I hear Paul Harvey say, "I wrote this," you're correct in saying I didn't hear that. Then again, I never said I heard Harvey claim it as his own. I said I heard it on his program and assume he supports the view point of it. I usually assume that most of what Paul Harvey reads is not his own work.
However, having heard it on his program, and then receiving an email that credited it to him, I had no reason to doubt that he wrote it. Especially given the fact that Harvey HAS boldly stated some Christian viewpoints very strongly, even when he knew it might get him into trouble.
The rest is to others - not Ed.
As I mentioned earlier. I wrote both Snopes.com and the people who "sell" the Paul Harvey show to the syndications, asking for an answer. Snopes responded that they sometimes list things as "false" even if "most of it" is true, and they said they base "true or false" on "opinions of the owners of snopes." In other words, they don't necessarily "check out every story."
However, that said, as I posted on the board, snopes seemes to believe that Harvey picked up the story from a sports writer, and that the Denver Post incorrectly credited it to Harvey, which lead to many other people likewise crediting Harvey.
The Harvey people have not responded one way or the other.
All things considered - given that the Denver Post, normally a reliable paper, first credited Harvey in public with it, and that MOST people don't grab a paper and check to confirm the newspaper is correct in who they credit, I think it is rude to start throwing around lables like "liar."
I trusted the source who sent it to me crediting Paul Harvey.
They trusted the source who sent it to THEM...
Eventually.. .someone must have trusting the Denver Post.
So labeling someone "liar" over that is rude, and actually, inaccurate. It also borders on spreading false wittness as it is not "lying" to state what you believe to be the truth.
