Monthly Archives: January 2010

Dr. Conspiracy, a liar and a fraud?

Dr. Conspiracy you are telling damned lies! It was a slow news day as the Obama Conspiracy Theories odometer rolled passed 29,000 comments, so I hit Google for inspiration and stumbled on the article above. (They didn’t provide a link … Continue reading

Posted in Lounge | 120 Comments

Comment changes

Managing comments in WordPress is a challenge. In order to reduce page load times, I have divided comments into pages. The problem is that the nice Recent Comments widgets break when the recent comment is not on the most recent … Continue reading

Posted in Lounge | 47 Comments

“Birther” bill in Arizona

According to the East Valley Tribune, a new bill being introduced by Rep. Judy Burges in the Arizona legislature stems from the Obama “birther” controversy. The bill, according to the Tribune, would require candidates to provide certifiable evidence of their … Continue reading

Posted in Birth Certificate, Media | 170 Comments

Senator Conspiracy?

No, I’m not running for office. This is about Scott Brown, who is engaged in a tight race to become a US Senator from Massachusetts in a special election next Tuesday for the seat of the late Ted Kennedy. It … Continue reading

Posted in Lounge, Videos | 68 Comments

The lack of freedom of information

I have had some correspondence from folks asking about the status of my Freedom of Information Act request for the passport issuance records of Stanley Ann Dunham. Let me tell everyone where that is. I filed the request electronically at … Continue reading

Posted in FOIA, Lounge, Passports | 7 Comments

Obama Conspiracy Theories 2009 retrospective

2009 was an amazing year for conspiracy theories and fringe views about Barack Obama. If any one thing about the year was remarkable, it was the persistence of those who support these views. What started up as a few Internet blogs turned … Continue reading

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