Monthly Archives: February 2012

Carl Swensson: appeal ready on Monday

In a letter published February 9 at The Steady Drip1, Georgia ballot challenger Carl Swensson says that his appeal of Georgia’s decision to include Barack Obama on the March primary ballot will be ready Monday. Swensson wrote: I have committed … Continue reading

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Orly Taitz blows away Internet competition

Looking at Alexa.com (a web ranking site), we see that Orly Taitz is doing quite well vis-à-vis her birther competition. (I wouldn’t trust these rankings too far because they only report the browsing habits of people who install the Alexa … Continue reading

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“nac ew seY” gniyas amabO kcaraB fo oediV

If you haven’t already seen it, I recommend that you watch the excellent TED video of Michael Shermer talking about strange beliefs and the human tendency to identify patterns when there are none, before you continue with what follows. The … Continue reading

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Secretary of State–Synagogue of Satan: You say tomato…

The Birthers have found a tabloid that will print things even WorldNetDaily wouldn’t touch. It’s Pravda.ru, a web site in Russia. Their English section has been home to American commentators Mark McGrew and Sam Sewell. McGrew has written something really … Continue reading

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The crisis is over

Two camps Among those birthers who claim that Barack Obama is not a natural born citizen because his father was British, there are two camps. One camp says that their view is trivially obvious, well settled in Supreme Court decisions; … Continue reading

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hATE mAIL

Here’s one from today’s mail bag. wHEN YOU COME WITH US WITH GUNS WE’LL BE READY. rATHER BE RACIST THAN GENOCIDALIST rOTHSCHILDEANS LIKE YOU. bUT REALLY YOU ARE THE RACISTS. I always take note when folks try to redefine things, … Continue reading

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