Monthly Archives: April 2011

Obama hosts Easter prayer breakfast

If you’re offended by religious language, then feel free to skip this one. I think it is important to counter the notion that President is the Muslim jihadist that the birthers make him out to be. The following is from … Continue reading

Posted in Religion | 17 Comments

“Hairbrained”

Oh, that liberal media! Mrs. Conspiracy showed me the Opinion page of yesterday’s Spartanburg Herald-Journal newspaper. There was a political cartoon depicting Donald Trump, wearing two campaign buttons: “President TRUMP 2012” and “Where is your birth certificate, Obama?” In place … Continue reading

Posted in 2012 Presidential Election, Birther Politics, Donald Trump, Media | 63 Comments

Battleground: Oklahoma

Kirk Johnson of the NY Times News Service reports from Oklahoma that so-called “birther bill” may come up for a vote next week. Following on the heels of a veto from Arizona Governor Jan Brewer of similar legislation, Oklahoma is … Continue reading

Posted in 2012 Presidential Election, Birth Certificate, Legislation | Tagged | 42 Comments

Hawaii confirms COLB — again!

The Associated Press reports [alternate link] an interview with special assistant to the Hawaii state attorney general Joshua Wisch. The AP article said: Wisch also said Obama obtained a copy of his own certification of live birth and publicly released … Continue reading

Posted in Birth Location, Debunking, Evidence, Hawaii Dept. of Health, Media | Tagged , | 181 Comments

45% of Republicans are birthers; the Times explains why

A recent New York Times poll found 45% of Republicans believe Barack Obama was born outside the country. The mainstream media are taking this up as a challenge, to try to inform their readers and combat the increasing lunacy of … Continue reading

Posted in Birther Psychology, Birthers, Media, Polls | Tagged , , | 126 Comments

Whither birthers?

Politico.com has a new article tracing the origins of the birther movement, Birtherism: Where it all began. Here’s where they put the blame: The answer lies in Democratic, not Republican politics, and in the bitter, exhausting spring of 2008. At … Continue reading

Posted in Birthers, Media | Tagged , , | 24 Comments