Monthly Archives: August 2010

Hamrick v United States et al

US Merchant Seaman Don Hamrick of Arkansas has sued the United States, all 9 justices of the Supreme Court, and “putative President” Barack Obama for $14.4 million in a 395-page complaint filed in the US District Court for the District … Continue reading

Posted in Lawsuits | 17 Comments

Republicans prove Obama American born

We’ve talked about polls saying 27% of Republicans think Barack Obama was not born in the United States. What can we infer from that? Let’s assume that this significant following of the idea is some measure of its truthfulness, so … Continue reading

Posted in Wild & Wacky | 58 Comments

Obama conspiracy fails to make Alter.net top ten list

Alter.net has published its Top 10 Right-Wing Conspiracy Theories list, and the birthers didn’t make the cut. Is this part of the conspiracy, to keep Obama conspiracies down? Here I thought I was doing a heroic job battling one of … Continue reading

Posted in Misc. Conspiracies | 28 Comments

President Obama changes name

Some conspiracy  theorists have observed that the recently-seen diplomatic passport for Barack Obama shows his name as “Barack Hussein Obama” but his Certification of Live Birth shows the name as “Barack Hussein Obama II.” In conspiracy theories, any inconsistency is … Continue reading

Posted in Misc. Conspiracies, Passports | 150 Comments

Pretty please with sugar on it

Yet another request for re-hearing has been denied, this time by the DC Court of Appeals in the case of Hollister v Soetoro. To summarize the courts decision: No. No. No. Read the full order:

Posted in Lawsuits, Philip Berg | 7 Comments

Reading the Constitution

I wrote on the topic of Constitutional Fundamentalism a few weeks ago, about how some Tea Party members carry around a pocket copy of the United States Constitution as a sort of talisman. I must confess that until recently it … Continue reading

Posted in Lounge | Tagged | 192 Comments