Index to the web page below:
Harris' initial post on November 19, 2001
Response to Harris' slander with link to the truth from Jay O'Brien
Comment on response from Pastor Dick Pitcher
Response from Ms. Charlea Moore
Response from Ms. Kim Leahy

Other Mary Harris Links:
Index to Mary Harris pages
Mary Harris fiction about Jay O'Brien spying on a neighbor
Mary Harris fiction about the Water District violating the Brown Act
Mary Harris fiction about Jerry Wickham and Dewight Kramer (NWD)
Mary Harris CRAW letter that libels Don Flesch of the Rio Linda News
Ethics? Mary Harris' use of Jerry Wickham's stand without his permission. Pictures, letter

This documents how Mary Harris, of Marry Harris Hair Salon in Rio Linda, California, circulated a message, "from her father in Nevada",  falsely asserting that "Arabs" in California were elated with the September 11 events. Harris' slander was posted to the Rio Linda Net, a mailing list whose members are Rio Linda Elverta residents and/or property owners. Harris' message asks that after reading her message, readers forward her message to others, thus spreading the racial/religious based falsehoods even further.

This is an example of Harris taking action and using others to take action without first verifying the facts.

sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 7:47 AM
Subject: Fw: Go Budweiser...never thought I would say that!

How Budweiser handles those who laughed at those who died on 11 Sept 2001. Thought you'd like to know what happened in a town north of Bakersfield California. After you finish reading this, please forward this story on to others so that our nation and around the world will know about those who laughed when they found out about the tragic events in New York, PA and the Pentagon. September 11th, a Budweiser employee was making a delivery to a convenience store in a town called McFarland. He knew of  the tragedy that had occurred in New York. He entered the business to find two Arabs whooping and hollering and really cheering it up. It was obvious they were elated with what had happened earlier. The Budweiser employee went to his truck called his boss and told him of the very upsetting event. He didn't feel he could be in that store with those horrible people.His boss told him, "Do you think you could go in there long enough to pull every Budweiser product and item our beverage company sells there? We'll never deliver to them again."  The employee walked in and proceeded to pull every single product his beverage company provided and left with an incredible grin on his face. He told them never to bother and call for a delivery again.  Budweiser happens to be the beer of choice for that community. Just letting you all know how Kern County handles this situation! Pass this along. America needs to know that we're all working together.

Well, I need to add to this. My father in Nevada sent this to me.Fact is, I live not too far from McFarland here in Central California,and I heard about this at work the day after it happened. Seems a lot of people from work frequented the store in question. But it didn't end there. As Paul Harvey might say, here's the rest of the story... Seems the Budweiser driver had friends...in particular, the Pepsi route driver. The Bud driver called his Pepsi friend from his cell phone while he was still at the store and told him what happened.Seems the Pepsi driver called his boss, and received the identical orders the Bud driver did. So Pepsi went in and took out everything in the store under their corporate brand. And if you know Pepsico (Pepsi, Frito Lay,etc.), that's damn near EVERYTHING. Last I heard, that store has no product,no customers (word spreads fast in these small towns, y'know) and no hope. And I say good riddance to bad rubbish. I hope they enjoyed their cheers...it's the last they'll be doing in THIS country.
>From the Rio Linda mailing list

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: [RL] Go Budwiser and Pepsi
Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2001 13:28:52 -0800
From: Jay O'Brien <jayobrien@att.net>
To: Rio Linda Elverta Mailing List <riolinda@vrx.net>

Yet another racial/religious based falsehood. It's really too bad what is propagated without any effort expended to ascertain truth. In this case this fiction is unjustly directed at people who look like "arabs", who have every right to be offended by this slander.

Thirty seconds on a search engine finds the real story: http://www.snopes2.com/rumors/bud.htm

Jay
>From the Rio Linda mailing list

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: [RL] Go Budwiser and Pepsi
Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2001 19:02:46 -0800
From: "rlcumc" <rlcumc@msn.com>
To: <riolinda@vrx.net>

Thanks for checking this out and passing on the truth. I have come to expect you to find and support the truth even when it is unpopular. I hope that neither I nor anyone else ever takes you or your integrity for granted. This is one of the rare and valuable gifts you bring to our community.

Dick
>From the Rio Linda mailing list

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: [RL] Go Budwiser and Pepsi
Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2001 10:46:39 -0800
From: cgamail@juno.com
To: riolinda@vrx.net

This "story" was circulating the internet immediately after the Sept 11 attack on the U.S.A.

It is an undocumented hoax but it serves the purpose of inspiring hate towards Arabs, people who appear Arab, and Muslims in America.

Ask yourself several questions in regards to this story.

What color is the Budwiser driver?  Hair? Eyes? Skin?  How do you know that?  Did we all "assume" Blonde, blue and White - the first time I read this I did.

Why did he know the store keepers were Arabs?  Could the driver recognize the their ethnicity from appearance, language, dress?  I can't identify and Arab from an Indian, from a Philipino from a Guatamaulan, from a Spaniard by appearance but he could.

How did he know they were celebrating the attacks?  Perhaps they had just gotten news that a loved one survived the attack.  Did he ask them?

I caught myself with these questions after I made some unfounded assumtions based on this story and felt that I had been "had" by the ever ready to promote stereotypes and hate groups.

Sorry, Mary and I'm quite sure many of you out there think I'm full of crap but some of you will read this again and think about your response and maybe there will be a little less hate in the world.

There is nothing indicating that this story really happened and you can call Budwiser to find out.

Hoping for a better and more tolerant world but also fervently hoping for the demise of all terrorists and their leaders.

Charlea
>From the Rio Linda mailing list

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: RE: [RL] Go Budwiser and Pepsi
Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2001 09:36:55 -0800
From: KLEAHY@calfed.com
To: riolinda@vrx.net

Please go read the information at SNOPES.COM.  The story is not true according to their information.

Kim Leahy
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