Monthly Archives: January 2013

NPR: Barely mentions birthers

NPR gave a shout out to the birthers this morning on its Morning Edition program, quoting Texas Republican precinct chairwoman Ann Teague as saying: “We never saw a birth certificate” (listen at 1:21). One wonders how anybody could not have … Continue reading

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Colin Powell: birthers killing the Republican party

General Powell served his country as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and later as United States Secretary of State under George W. Bush. Powell, a moderate Republican, spoke to ABC News and said that the extremists, including the … Continue reading

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C-Span coverage of Taitz Inauguration protest

She had two protesters. Go full screen to read the sign.

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Game over

The Obot Mr. Hyde, obot1, wrote that the “Birther movement officially ends” back in June of 2011. After the long-form birth certificate was released, there was not much to say, except for some cranks to call it a forgery, something … Continue reading

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No original research!

At first glance, the Wikipedia has two rules that seem counterintuitive: “no original research” and  “no primary sources.” Why wouldn’t the Wikipedia want people doing original research and using primary sources? The answer goes to reliability and bias. There is … Continue reading

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Taitz involved in criminal conspiracy?

A most troubling post has appeared on Orly’s blog, “the same CT SSN and address is linked to both Obama and Harry J Bounel.” Here’s what she said: I’m sure Obama has people out attempting to scrub all info on … Continue reading

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