Monthly Archives: June 2012

The Long Form and The Great Disappointment

According to the polls, there was a veritable collapse in the number of birthers in the wake of President Obama’s release of his long form birth certificate last April (2011). Most concluded that Obama was born in Hawaii just as … Continue reading

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Knowing the truth

In preparation for writing an email reply to a twofer, I went to an article I had written on George Bancroft to copy a quote from him. I was reminded how happy I was to find a historian writing at … Continue reading

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Kreep v. Peed: Votes trickle in

Remove all food items from the vicinity of your keyboard and monitor, then settle in for this video from Rachel Maddow. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

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Republican candidates booted from ballot: election canceled

The phone has been ringing a lot lately and the callers are pollsters. I always fail the first question: “are you likely to vote in South Carolina’s Republican Primary next week?” The problem is that a lot of South Carolina … Continue reading

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Local taxpayers fed up with Arpaio investigation

Sheriff Joe Arpaio has been letting birthers play “cops and President” at his office since birther enthusiast Jerome Corsi introduced the game at a local Tea Party gathering last year. Some local taxpayers, however, became outraged when they learned that … Continue reading

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Birthgate: Doctors v. Obama

Among the vast list of cases challenging Barack Obama’s eligibility, there is a peculiar one that challenges the validity of legislation signed by President Obama. It begins in a rather normal way. The suit was filed in Maryland US District … Continue reading

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