Monthly Archives: June 2011

Details, details

Dr. Kate has a problem with details. In her April 14 article, Who is Jean Paul Ludwig (John Doe)? Dr. Kate says that Obama’s grandmother accessed Hawaii probate records to get the social-security number of one Jean Paul Ludwig, and … Continue reading

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New video whacks Irey

Yes, another crank image analyst bites the dust thanks to a sharp video from mccainisthroughX. Enjoy. I didn’t quite follow the argument that Irey is a racist, but I got the part where he is a kook. H/t to RC.

Posted in Birth Certificate, Fakes and frauds, Videos | Tagged , , | 12 Comments

Stephen is a Pidgeon

Thanks to OpEd News for this story who credits Bad Fiction. Dr. Kate, one of the birther bloggers has fallen, as birthers have the the past, for a joke and makes a big deal of an interview given by Stephen … Continue reading

Posted in Associations, The Blogs, Wild & Wacky | Tagged , | 9 Comments

Obama Conspiracy Theories kōan contest

Does the birther have Buddha nature? A kōan is a short story, saying or question that is designed to help one develop intuition. One hopes that the birther theme will be explored in the entries. Unlike our previous contests, there … Continue reading

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Rathergate revisited

“There are proportional fonts that shouldn’t be there.” “The typography is wrong.” “Within hours of the release, users at the Free Republic were calling it a forgery.” “Expert forensic document examiners found problems.” “We can’t tell for sure without seeing … Continue reading

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Lost trust

I don’t pretend to know the answer to what is at the very bottom of the the birther problem, but it appears that at some level it depends on a fundamental distrust of institutions, whether that is government or the … Continue reading

Posted in Birthers, Lounge, Understanding the birthers | Tagged | 23 Comments