Monthly Archives: September 2011

“It’s the connection that counts.”

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Dr. Conspiracy

That quote is by Christopher-Earl Strunk from oral arguments in his lawsuit in New York State court, Strunk v Board of Elections (and a long list of other defendants from John McCain to George Soros). I haven’t read Strunk’s complaint … Continue reading →

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The Empire SLAPPS Back

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Dr. Conspiracy

“Empire” in this case refers to the Hearst publishing empire and SLAPP refers to a “Strategic Lawsuit against public participation” defense. Hearst’s publication Esquire Magazine lampooned Joseph Farah, saying that the book published by WorldNetDaily, Where’s the Birth Certificate? by … Continue reading →

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More Dunham passport documents

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Dr. Conspiracy

More is not necessarily better Central to the conspiracy theories and crank beliefs about President Barack Obama is the claim that he was born, not in Hawaii as the Encyclopedia Britannica says, but rather in Mombasa, Kenya. Despite the extreme … Continue reading →

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Birther shows up

Posted on September 25, 2011 by Dr. Conspiracy

With a few notable exceptions (e.g. Dean Haskins and Orly Taitz come to mind) birthers are in the main homebodies, preferring to express their sentiment online rather than showing up at gatherings. The amazing thing about this story is that … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012 Presidential Election, Birther Politics, Birthers | Tagged | 27 Comments

Birthers up ante

Posted on September 25, 2011 by Dr. Conspiracy

Local Honolulu paper gets the story Birther Summit organizer Dean Haskins and Tea Party activist and author Miki Booth pose with a really big check that they are offering for a physical copy of the Honolulu newspaper announcement of Barack … Continue reading →

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Kicked puppy syndrome

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Dr. Conspiracy

Here’s another installment in the continuing journey of trying to explain birtherism. I reported poll results from South Carolina showing that birtherism is strong among the state’s Republicans.  Political science professor Scott Huffmon of Winthrop University did the Sept. 11-18 … Continue reading →

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