Monthly Archives: July 2011

Synthesis

I’ve just started reading Michael Barkun’s 2003 book, A Culture of Conspiracy: Apocalyptic Visions in Contemporary America. I’m looking forward to it, having read and thoroughly enjoyed his earlier book, Religion and the Racist Right. One of the themes in … Continue reading

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What does it take to be #1 on Amazon.com?

Not much, apparently. I’m still trying to get my arms around the enormity of this information (thanks to  Bovril): This is a chart of sales by Amazon.com of Jerome Corsi’s book, Where’s the Birth Certificate? The book was reported as … Continue reading

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Index to WND image experts

People talk like there’s a new one every day. I thought I was hopelessly behind. Here’s what I’ve been able to find, with links to WorldNetDaily articles on experts making claims about Obama’s long-form birth certificate: Anonymous CIA agents Anonymous … Continue reading

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WND document expert says: not quite accurate

I’ve been on WorldNetDaily’s case lately for trotting out a steady stream of crank self-proclaimed document experts while avoiding the recognized professionals in the field. I have not been completely fair in my criticism. WorldNetDaily, according to an article by … Continue reading

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A Wildly Homophobic, Heavy Metal Christian Evangelist Birther Is Suing Rachel Maddow For $50 Million

According to Business Insider (from which comes most of this article’s title) evangelist Bradlee Dean and his You Can Run but You Cannot Hide ministries is suing Rachel Maddow and MSNBC for defamation, claiming that Maddow falsely portrayed Dean as … Continue reading

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