Author Archives: Dr. Conspiracy

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I'm not a real doctor, but I have a master's degree.

Will birthers be the albatross around the Cruz candidacy?

It’s official today. Ted Cruz is running for president. The Canadian-born Cruz, with only one U. S. Citizen parent, is blatantly ineligible to the office–if you buy into what the birthers have been saying since late 2008. Cruz seems to … Continue reading

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Persistence

Birthers are nothing if not persistent. There are several videos at YouTube where a particularly odious birther posting under the name of ford5522 comments. He doesn’t reply in a materially significant way, but he does reply in a way that … Continue reading

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Arpaio seeks to avoid federal contempt hearing

Admits wrongdoing FLASH UDATE: APRIL HEARING IS STILL ON! According the Arizona Republic web site, Judge Snow says the April contempt hearing is still on. A settlement is possible if plaintiffs agree to terms, but the judge wants Arpaio to … Continue reading

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The occasional open tread: Do not feed the trolls

Please leave your non-trolling comments unrelated to the current articles here. This thread will close in two weeks. Image found at smallworlds.com.

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Apuzzo wakes!

Apparently I wasn’t the only one to notice the Harvard Law Review Forum article by two former US Solicitor Generals who write, in agreement with Senator Bayard’s book on the Constitution from 1833, that “natural born citizens” are those who … Continue reading

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New NBC commentary appears at Harvard Law Review

Neal Katyal, former acting solicitor general for President Obama and Paul D. Clement, former solicitor general for President George W. Bush, agree on one thing, Ted Cruz has what it takes to be president, at least Constitutionally speaking. What is … Continue reading

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