Monthly Archives: March 2011

Notre Dame law professor dives into birther waters

Charles E. Rice, professor emeritus of the University of Notre Dame Law School has an article widely repeated on birther web sites about Barack Obama’s eligibility. Partisan I am suggesting that Professor Rice has not taken on his topic, Barack … Continue reading

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The occasional open thread – waiting for spring edition

What’s up, Doc?

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Terry Lakin fundraising site

The Terry Lakin Action Fund (TLAF) seems to be running full bore, with a web site and TLAF Radio. This site describes itself as a “family trust” and the only fund authorized by the Lakin family. Read the Lakin PRISON … Continue reading

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Birthers v Rove

Oh dear. Karl Rove put is foot in the cow patty when he told the birthers that they were just a distraction. This from the front page of the Birthers.org web site: Thank you Karl Rove For showing the American … Continue reading

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Obama accepts sign holder’s apology

It’s rare with the topics we discuss that we see some genuine dialog between the highly polarized political partisans surrounding Barack Obama. This exceptional story was heartwarming to me. Last year Barack Obama visited Pensacola, Florida, to view the impact … Continue reading

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Mike Huckabee’s bizarre interview

Former Arkansas governor and presidential candidate Mike Huckabee stunned this observer with a really bizarre remark made in a radio interview on the Steve Malzberg talk show yesterday (2/28/2010) as reported at Politico.com. If you think about it, his [Barack … Continue reading

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