Monthly Archives: July 2009

Obama birth poll shows striking regional divide

“Do you believe that Barack Obama was born in the United States of America or not?” A poll conducted for the Daily KOS (and this is a real poll,  not one of those unscientific citizen grand jury polls) asked the … Continue reading

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Ron Polarik identified?

The Barackyphal Blog claims to have identified the figure behind Ron Polarik as Dr. Ronald Polland.  What is remarkable, if this identification is true, is that the man behind the Ron Polarik mask really does have a PhD in Instructional … Continue reading

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Orly TV

Orly Taitz, lawyer, dentist and taekwando master, appeared on The Colbert Report this evening on the Comedy Channel. It was a a rather long segment on the birther movement, topped off with the Taitz interview. When asked by Colbert, “what … Continue reading

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Violence threatened against the “usurper”.

I was literally shocked when I read this threat yesterday: … a question which has already diffused throughout America anxiety and alarm; a question on the decision of which depends not only the peace of the nation, but the existence … Continue reading

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Anger

When I read Dr. Fukino’s statement in the Hawaii Advertiser, I could almost feel how angry it would make the denialists. I also read a touch of anger in Fukino’s statement–she must  be certainly way past fed up with the … Continue reading

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The “long form” exists!

“We don’t destroy vital records” According to Hawaii Department of Health spokesperson Janice Okubo, original birth documents were not destroyed when the Department went paperless: “We don’t destroy vital records,” Health Department spokeswoman Janice Okubo said. “That’s our whole job, … Continue reading

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