On AlterNet: birthers

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'Let’s Stay Together' -- Can Obama’s Charm Offensive Woo Back Disgruntled Progressives?

Sarah Seltzer, AlterNet. January 23, 2012.

How do we reconcile our need to hold the president accountable with our reaction to this renewed charm offensive?

10 Ways That the Birthers Are an Object Lesson in White Privilege

Chauncey DeVega, AlterNet. April 29, 2011.

In an era of racism without racists, the Tea Party GOP Birther brigands provide one more lesson in the permanence of the social evil known as White privilege.

What the Birthers' Obsessions Say About Identity in America

Melissa Harris-Perry, The Nation. April 28, 2011.

Many say that birtherism is just racism, but there's more than simple racial animus behind it.

Rift in the Right: Many Conservatives Reject the Tea Party's Paranoid Views

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. March 30, 2011.

A new study shows a big rift in the right -- between paranoid Tea Partiers and establishment conservatives. Before you conclude that's good news, read on.

More Craziness From Arizona: Right-Wingers Aim to Sabotage Obama's Run for Re-Election

David Corn, Mother Jones. January 31, 2011.

The birthers have a plan to end Barack Obama's presidency -- and in Arizona, they're making progress.

NAACP Exposes Ties Between Tea Party and Racist Extremist Groups

Eric W. Dolan, Raw Story. October 21, 2010.

The Tea Party movement has links to white supremacists, anti-immigration groups, 'birthers' and other extremists, according to new report.

How Obama's Election Drove the American Right Insane

John Amato, David Neiwert, PoliPoint Press. May 26, 2010.

For huge numbers of dedicated right-wing Americans, November 5, 2008, was the end of the world. Or at least, the end of America as they knew it.

Obscure Law Could Cost Hillary Clinton Her Cabinet Post

Stephanie Mencimer, Mother Jones. February 23, 2010.

Conspiracy theorists who started the birther lie are now targeting Clinton's eligibility for office, over an obscure provision in the Constitution.

Dobbs Defends Birther Advocacy: "Seems To Me Still A Perfectly Commonsense Question"

Andrea Nill, ThinkProgress AlterNet: PEEK. January 12, 2010.

The former CNN anchor may be singing a new tune on immigration, but he's sticking to his guns when it comes his demand for evidence of President Obama's birthplace.

Wingnuts Trying to Spark Some Life into Ailing "Birther" Movement

Susan Wallace, AlterNet AlterNet: Politics. January 6, 2010.

I rejoice at the news.

Democratic Senator: GOP on Desperate Mission of Propaganda, Obstruction and Fear

Sheldon Whitehouse, AlterNet. December 21, 2009.

In his Senate floor speech on the health-care bill, the Rhode Island senator accused the GOP of fomenting the kind of paranoia that led to Kristallnacht and lynchings.

Birther Ad Claims Obama Is British 'Usurper'

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. December 1, 2009.

Wha?

GOP Congressman Calls Obama an "Enemy of Humanity"

Jed Lewison, Daily Kos AlterNet: PEEK. September 29, 2009.

The president, according to Trent Franks (R-AZ), has "no place in any station of government." Hate speech, anyone?

Crazy Birther Infomercial Airing in Seven States: Is Yours One of Them?

Staff, AlterNet AlterNet: Video. September 28, 2009.

A new birthermercial asks you to sign a petition demanding an investigation into Obama's birth. A "Got a birth certificate?" bumper sticker is included, for the low price of $30!

Two-Thirds of Arkansas Republicans Are Birthers, And Other Stats

Kos, Daily Kos AlterNet: PEEK. September 15, 2009.

In better news, the public option is supported among all age groups (including 50-42 among those older than 60), and both among blacks (81-5) and whites (51-43).

FreedomWorks Lies, Inflates D.C. Rally Attendance By Over 2,000 Percent

Lee Fang, ThinkProgress AlterNet: PEEK. September 14, 2009.

Standing proudly on stage during the rally in D.C. FreedomWorks leader Matt Kibbe proclaimed ABC News was reporting that 1 million to 1.5 million people were in attendance.

Unbelievable: Only 51 Percent of Kentucky Residents Believe Obama Was Born in U.S.

Faiz Shakir, ThinkProgress AlterNet: PEEK. September 7, 2009.

According to a new poll, twenty percent said they think he was born elsewhere, and 29 percent said they weren't sure.

New Twist on Wing-Nut Delusions: the 'Birther with an Explanation' Arrives

Roy Edroso, Alicublog AlterNet: Belief. August 29, 2009.

The current, sad era in American history isn't good for much, but it is proving a golden age for tendentious arguments.

Rush Limbaugh Warns Jay-Z Obama Is After His Penis

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. August 25, 2009.

All the things discussed in this blog post really happened. Seriously. They really did.

Is Glenn Beck Finished?

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet. August 24, 2009.

A Color of Change campaign has cost Beck's show 36 advertisers so far. Will Fox decide he isn't worth it?

Have Republicans Turned Into a Weird Religious Cult?

Johann Hari, Independent UK. August 24, 2009.

The faith-based thinking of many conservatives spreads and contaminates the rational. No wonder so many buy the right-wing's absurd propaganda.

Crazy Gets Crazier: New "Dancing With The Stars" Cast Member Tom DeLay Joins Birther Wackos

Amanda Terkel, ThinkProgress AlterNet: PEEK. August 20, 2009.

"I'd like the President to produce his birth certificate," DeLay told Chris Matthews on Tuesday. "I can. Most illegal aliens here in America can."

Top 5 Ways the 'Birthers' Are Like the Global Warming Deniers

Joseph Romm, Climate Progress. August 8, 2009.

Both are impervious to the evidence and both get their disinformation from the same right-wing sources.

Jonah Goldberg Blames Liberals for Birther Conspiracy

Thers, Whiskey Fire AlterNet: PEEK. August 7, 2009.

Because only a sinister plot could ever possibly make Republicans look like extremists.

Crazy Pat Buchanan Equates Global Warming 'Hoax' with Birtherism

Susan Wallace, AlterNet AlterNet: Video. August 4, 2009.

Sweet Jesus, these folks live in a parallel universe.