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Rush plays the idiot, tells lie

By on September 4, 2012 in 2012 Presidential Election, Birther Merchandising, Follow the money

We have campaign finance laws in the United States that prohibit political contributions from foreigners; if you make a political contribution, you’ll be asked to state that you aren’t one. This is also true when you buy merchandise from the Barack Obama store, including the insanely popular (just kidding) button pictured below.

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Rush Limbaugh thought it ironic saying:

You have to prove your citizenship to buy one of those, because it’s a campaign contribution. I kid you not, folks. [My call screener Bo] Snerdley is in there laughing. He’s got fluids coming out of every bodily orifice in there laughing so hard. It’s true. They’re the ones out there selling all the birth-certificate stuff, trying to make money.

Limbaugh is lying. You don’t have to prove your citizenship; you just have to say so. And anyhow, Obama has already proven his citizenship. So, has anybody seen Rush’s birth certificate?

Birther trading card set features Trump as the Jester

By on August 21, 2012 in Birther Merchandising

KPHO Channel 5 in Phoenix reports a local man has created a set of birther trading cards. All in fun, creator Ron Blake says:

I thought, gosh, after four years, this thing is still going on.

The set of 6 cards have the President’s birth certificate on the back, 5 with an unflattering drawing of Barack on the front, and one with Donald Trump as the Jester.

I was disappointed when I read this article, thinking perhaps it was birthers who would be pictured. That I’d pay for. I’d love to have something like the Iraqi most-wanted playing cards. Only for birthers, it would be the most-un-wanted.

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This little Orly goes to market …

By on March 9, 2012 in Birther Merchandising, Orly Taitz

I don’t think the birthers like the Obama birth certificate mugs and t-shirts one little bit. As Orly Taitz put it:

Obama is flaunting his crimes, rubbing them into our faces by selling mugs and T-shirts with his forged birth certificate for $22.50.

So not to be outdone, Orly is going to flaunt her epic losses in court by selling autographed, professional videos of the debacle in Georgia before Judge Malihi (losing to an empty chair) and the presentation that broke down into threatening shouts before the New Hampshire Ballot Commission.

You can have a video in a “beautiful commemorative case” autographed by Orly herself for $22.50 plus $2.50 for shipping and handling – or for $50 you can get a set of two videos. And stand by: The humiliating loss in Indiana is coming soon.

One commenter said:

Will they be available on DVD? I’d be more apt to buy if I knew this and if you”ll (sic) also throw in some pizza bagels.

Another comment began:

Copies of your infamous DVD should be sent to every member of congress and double copies to scotus.

Apparently Orly is letting quite a bit through in comments, including one I won’t copy and this one:

What a little, spoiled whore this Orly turned out to be. How dare you ask for money…

It wasn’t immediately apparent how to order a video.

The end is near

By on January 14, 2012 in Birther Merchandising

I feel sad that this web site doesn’t have much for the birthers and I have taken one small step to remedy that. In cooperation with Amazon.com, I am offering  the Barack Obama 2012 Out of Office Countdown Calendar.

 

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Operators are Standing By

The calendar can also be purchased through our recommended books widget (right).

Something for the other side of the aisle:

NH ballot challenge spurs new round of merchandising

By on November 20, 2011 in 2012 Presidential Election, Birther Merchandising

The electoral challenge by Orly Taitz and 4 New Hampshire state representatives was to no avail; President Obama will appear on the 2012 Presidential Ballot in New Hampshire. However, following the shameless business of political fundraising, the Obama Campaign is using the occasion to re-release its anti-birther coffee mug from last April.

It is interesting, but hardly surprising, that the Obama Campaign does follow the ins and outs of the birther movement, as evidenced by their latest email message from Deputy Campaign Manager Julianna Smoot to supporters that is an obvious reference to the latest birther goalposts:image

Sadly, I don’t have any microfiches on hand, but we have the next  best thing: In honor of birthers everywhere, we’re re-releasing the campaign’s limited-edition “Made in the USA” mugs.

The mugs feature a photo of Barack Obama with the title “Made in the USA” with his long-form birth certificate on the back. You can get your own with a $20 contribution at BarackObama.com.

Book widget

By on September 1, 2011 in Birther Merchandising, Lounge

I’ve changed the “Recommended Books” widget on the right sidebar to a visual slideshow. I did this primarily for fun to see how it worked, and secondarily to spiff up the appearance of the blog and make it a little more like a magazine in appearance.

A side effect of doing this is that the site now has advertising. If anyone actually buys a book by clicking on those images, I get a small cut. However, I’d be surprised if I ever reached the $10 threshold in commissions necessary for me to actually get anything. If Amazon does send me any money, I’ll just donate it to the Wikipedia or buy a Lemon-berry CreamSlush® at Sonic.

Birther summit: mountain or mole hill?

By on July 12, 2011 in Birther events, Birther Merchandising, Birthers

BirtherSummitDean Haskins called for a “birther summit” between a select group of top birthers and Senator Lindsey Graham (and other members of Congress) in an open letter reported here earlier. I don’t know how that’s going, but he is proposing a general “activist meeting” on the Birther Summit website.

The Summit, billed as a three-day event, consists of meetings, a rally, and then a visit to individual members of Congress.

I must admit that until I saw Haskins’ name buried on the About page, I was having trouble deciding whether to believe the website is legitimate, or an elaborate spoof. Working against the site are some comments that I am sure anti-Birthers would consider themselves hilariously funny to have said:

…national leaders and spokespeople of the eligibility movement will hammer out a unified, cohesive message to issue to Congress and every citizen of this country.

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DAY 2 will start with a massive rally at which many of the previous day’s conference attendees will address the huge crowd assembled to make our presence known to Washington and the rest of the country.

The obligatory PayPal button is prominently displayed and there is a store for Birther Summit merchandise (mugs, t-shirts, and tote bags).

The only name mentioned as a participant in the summit is LTC Terry Lakin. The appearance of Lakin’s photo in military uniform on this political activist and fundraising site is highly irregular, and against military regulations if Lakin approved it. A hurried reading of the web site doesn’t suggest that Lakin approves of any of this; however, one of the Facebook “likes” for the site is from Marco Ciavolino, the trustee of the Terry Lakin Action Fund.

It sounds to me like Mr. Haskins is trying to make himself into a leader of the birther movement, largely through wishful thinking.

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