Tag: Birthers

I Don’t Think That Word Means What You Think It Means

Filed in National by on March 29, 2011 11 Comments

Donald Trump went whole-scale birther and also called for an investigation of Hawai’i Governor Neil Abercrombie because Abercrombie knew Obama’s parents and remembers Obama’s birth.

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Civility Watch

Filed in National by on January 24, 2011 5 Comments

Civility watch is an occasional series to assess our new era of civility in politics.

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The New Birthers

Filed in National by on December 29, 2010 5 Comments

There is a new pseudo-scandal brewing in the rightwing. The RWNJs think that President Obama will “give away” Manhattan because he signed the U.N. Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

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Pre-Chanukah Asshats of the Day

Filed in National by on November 30, 2010 5 Comments

So I’m sitting here chilling to some Celia Cruz (Azucar!) and thought, hey, I haven’t honored anyone lately with an asshat award. And today we have two winners. Our first winner is Eugene Delgaudio, a Republican representing Sterling on the Loudoun County (VA) Board of Supervisors. I think we all read about Pandora’s experience with […]

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Connect The Dots On The New GOP Terror Babies

Filed in National by on August 13, 2010 16 Comments

First, watch this video with Anderson Cooper to get a big dose of the new Republican Party.   Conspiracy theories rule, facts/evidence are not necessary, and when questioned just keep talking like a crazy person.  I’m beginning to think that Dems should use all these clips as campaign ads. Now, let’s connect the dots.  This is […]

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Memory Lane

Filed in Delaware by on August 3, 2010 8 Comments

A little trip down memory lane.

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The Secret Plan Is Working!

Filed in National by on April 29, 2010 12 Comments

Tom Tancredo reveals Obama’s super-secret plan to make Republicans look crazy.

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I Don’t Get This Guy

Filed in National by on April 23, 2010 19 Comments

A doctor who is a Lt. Colonel in the Army is also a birther. He’s so steeped in the birther delusion that he’s willing to ruin his career and go to jail over it. Formal court martial charges have been brought against Lt. Col. Terrence Lakin, the Army doctor who believes President Obama may not […]

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Beck Vs. Birthers

Filed in National by on January 5, 2010 21 Comments

Birthers are going after Glenn Beck because he doesn’t talk about Obama’s birth certificate enough. A birther group has been flooding Glenn Beck’s radio show with phone calls: Here’s the explanation and the mission, as posted on Dec. 21 on the forum of the anti-Obama church ATLAH Worldwide: Anyone that gets through will say this: […]

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Late Night Video: What Birthers Believe

Filed in National by on September 9, 2009 1 Comment

After you watch this, the Birther movement will make perfect sense. It’s filled with logical people. h/t Balloon Juice

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I Think There’s A Lot More Of This Republican Congressional Birther Support Then We Realize

Filed in National by on September 9, 2009 7 Comments

Rep. Jean Schmidt her “Birther” street cred. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YshG_Ok8idc[/youtube] Does she really believe this, or is she simply intimidated by her own base?  Either way this has gotten completely out of hand. (h/t Balloon Juice)

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Late Night Video: The Birthers Make A Movie

Filed in National by on August 25, 2009 11 Comments

Dave Weigel at The Washington Independent discovered that World Nut Daily has made a birther movie. For the low, low price of $17.99 you can own a copy of “A Question of Eligibility.” On Aug. 4, President Obama’s birthday, WorldNetDaily released and began shipping “A Question of Eligibility.” It’s an hour-long documentary produced by an […]

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Crazy Eileen Must Never Have Been a Mother

Filed in National by on August 17, 2009 48 Comments

I have been thinking about what you have to believe to be a birther. It must be hard to keep your head in it.

You have to believe that Obama’s Mother was crazy. You have to believe that she was quite pregnant and willingly flew to Kenya. She had to fly for something like two days on two or three different airlines. She had to fly like 3 segments on PanAm and 2 or 3 on East African Airways.

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