‘Birther’ Movement Dogs Republicans

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http://washingtonindependent.com/51489/birther-movement-picks-up-steam

Ten Members of Congress Sign on to Presidential Birth Certificate Bill

By David Weigel 7/17/09 6:00 AM

Kris Kobach is a law professor with degrees from Harvard, Yale and Oxford, and a veteran of George W. Bush’s administration who, after Sept. 11, helped craft the policy on domestic registration of foreign visitors to the United States. In May, he announced a run for Kansas secretary of state, campaigning for photo ID requirements at the voting booth. He’s considered a clear front-runner for the job. But over the weekend, Kobach spoke at a Republican Party barbecue and committed a minor gaffe. According to the Lawrence Journal-World, Kobach “asked what President Obama and God had in common, with the punchline being neither has a birth certificate.”

Kansas Democrats pounced. “While Kris Kobach has in the past associated himself with extremists who frequently show poor taste,” said state Democratic Party Executive Director Kenny Johnston, “his latest attempt at humor has gone too far.” Kobach told the Democrats to “lighten up” before walking back the comment, explaining that “until a court says otherwise, I believe Barack Obama is a natural-born citizen.”

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1. They are seriously batshit crazy

on another board, I saw someone with a username about hating muslims get bent out of shape because someone suggested this birther thing might be motivated by racism. And when pushed a bit, he claimed the US was being overtaken by Muslims "just like Europe" - but he's not racist, don't call him one.

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2. The politics of personal destruction is all the repubs have

they certainly don't have policy, programs, or the best interest of the public in mind.