NP: Disclaimer

[David Morris]

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/07/republicans-stepping-away-from-the-birthers.php

It's now looking like a lot of prominent Republicans, ranging from party
leaders to big-name pundits that we usually expect to make outrageous
partisan attacks, are doing something they'd been previously neglecting:
Definitively cracking down on the Birthers, rather than playing to the
conspiracy theorists allowing this stuff to continue festering among their
activist base.

[...]

*• *Of course, all House Republicans who were present voted Monday
night<http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/07/lead-birther-bill-sponsor-votes-to-recognize-hawaii-as-obamas-birthplace.php>in
favor of the resolution to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Hawaii's
statehood, which included language recognizing the state has Obama's
birthplace. This included Rep. Bill Posey (R-FL), the lead sponsor of a bill
to require presidential candidates to present birth certificates, and House
GOP Vice-Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA). Only 20 GOPers missed the
vote, which can happen for any number of reasons on a non-binding
resolution.

*• *Last night on his TV show, Bill O'Reilly comprehensively debunked the
Birthers:

O'Reilly said to a letter-writer who declared himself not convinced that
Obama is an American: "That is because you *don't want to be convinced*,
Larry." That's as good a summary of the Birthers' motivations as any other.

*• *Even Ann Coulter<http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/07/ann-coulter-calls-birthers-cranks.php>,
who normally can't resist the opportunity to attack Democrats as evil and
un-American, calls the Birthers "cranks."
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 4:02 PM, Page <page at quesnelbc.com> wrote:

> I receive a daily email from a (very) right-wing rag, Human Events (for
> abuse, not enlightenment). Earlier this week they sent out a plea for $$ to
> fund the birthers' law suit. It was full of lying, ignorant, truly-fucked-up
> bile and fearmongering.
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