Here is a place to see if it is for real.
http://urbanlegends.about.com/culture/urbanlegends/?once=true&

Burton Guttman wrote:

> I hope folks will excuse this question; I'm asking because I think it's of
> general interest and has come up before on Tweeters and lists like it. I
> have received one of those e-mail petitions asking for support of NPR,
> PBS, and NEA by signing your name and passing copies on, rather like a
> chain letter. Although I support these organizations, as I suspect many
> of us do, the petition gives hints of being phony and useless, perhaps a
> hoax that merely clogs the wires. For instance, it purports to be a way
> to urge Congress to continue its support, yet it is supposed to be sent
> on to the President. It begins with a statement that Nina Tottenberg
> [sic] of NPR stated "last week" that if the Supreme Court supports
> Congress, it in effect means the end of funding for NPR, NEA, and PBS.
> Yet a check of the NPR web site shows that none of Nine Totenberg's
> reports in 2000 are likely to have touched on this issue.
>
> If anyone knows about the status of this kind of e-mail, I'd appreciate
> hearing about it.
>
> Birds: The Wood Ducks have found the new feeder and use it regularly,
> but the box I put up for them seems to be occupied by squirrels, and I'm
> not sure how to get rid of them.
>
> Burt Guttman guttmanb at elwha.evergreen.edu
> The Evergreen State College Voice: 360-866-6000, x. 6755
> Olympia, WA 98505 FAX: 360-866-6794
>
> Reunite Gondwana!

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