Monthly Archives: September 2015

The occasional open thread: willfully disobedient edition

Put your Obama conspiracy comments that don’t relate to the current articles here. This thread will close in two weeks.

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Bergdahl and Lakin

The pre-trial hearing of Robert Bowdrie “Bowe” Berg­dahl (pictured right) has been all over the news lately. I won’t recount his story here, but you can read the Wikipedia article on him for details. Today the court heard testimony from … Continue reading

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New poll today: Birthers going nowhere

I wrote a few days ago in my article, “more Republicans think Ted Cruz was born in the US than Barack Obama,” about the large number of Republicans, and especially Donald Trump supporters, who are birthers. What went wrong all … Continue reading

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The Donald says Ted Cruz eligible: Birthers wail

Even  a broken clock is right twice a day Donald Trump said, to ABC news: “I hear it was checked out by every attorney and every which way and I understand Ted is in fine shape.” That comment is classic … Continue reading

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FOGBOW named by Tennessee appellate court

Readers are reminded that the birther Walter Fitzpatrick was convicted of a number of crimes in Tennessee related to his attempts to get a local grand jury to indict individuals involved with allowing Barack Obama to appear on the ballot, … Continue reading

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Obama: not half bad!

According to a recent CNN/ORC tracking poll, President Obama’s disapproval rate sits at 47%. His approval rate is 50% (George W. Bush was in the low 30s around this point in his second term). According to the Gallup organization, Hillary … Continue reading

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