re: Just curious
Look at the original source for each link. Do you have to refute things from a source that has little or no credibility in the industry?
I suspect most of the links you found were from leftist websites who are notorious for having a low threshold for "truthiness." And all of them are quoting Doug Thompson, aren't they?
It's the internet. Repeating something stupid a million times doesn't make it a fact.
To put it more bluntly, Capitol Hill Blue is famous for simply making things up, and crawling out with excuses when they are caught on it.
If someone comes up and accuses you of raping squirrels in the park, and nobody else in the world says so, where does the burden of proof lie?