Monthly Archives: October 2012

Birther SSN claims: the stumbling block

Susan Daniels, Orly Taitz and many others among the Obama eligibility deniers point to the President’s social-security number, which comes from a number series usually (but not always) assigned to residents of Connecticut. They say he stole the number from … Continue reading

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Twitters and jobbers and Obots, Oh my!

I had to add “Twitterverse” to my spelling checker. So you’ve probably noticed the Twitter widget in the right sidebar if you’re viewing the full version of the site. I’ve been on Twitter for years, but really haven’t done much … Continue reading

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“TXE”: it bears repeating

I’ve written about this before in an article with perhaps a title lacking punch, “Long form artifacts vanish at higher resolution,” but despite the facts, birthers keep repeating the myth that Obama’s long-form birth certificate has the word “TXE” rather … Continue reading

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The occasional open thread: cracked pot edition

Post your Obama conspiracy comments here not related to the other current articles. Comments will close after two weeks.

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Spell checking

Since I’ve been running this blog, I have been puzzled by bad spelling in the comments, and I don’t mean comments from illiterate birther mouth breathers, but from professional folks. I know that they know better. I sometimes notice misspelled … Continue reading

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Off to “Oz”

I’m heading off to the undisclosed location code-named “Oz” tomorrow and will be hobnobbing with my fellow wizards this weekend. Not much blogging anticipated. I’m really looking to the advanced practical Obottery seminars and sharing war stories with other Obots. … Continue reading

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