Birther

Colorado Rep. Mike Coffman Gets A Chanclaso

El Chanclaso | Posted 05.30.2012

El Chanclaso

Congressional members are refusing to believe in facts, and instead rely on rumors and hearsay. I'm sending Rep. Coffman a chanclaso.

Jon Ward

Donald Trump Can't Be Controlled, Causes Major Headache For Mitt Romney

HuffingtonPost.com | Jon Ward | Posted 05.29.2012

LAS VEGAS -- "He doesn't want to talk about it." Or so said Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's spokesman, on the question of where President Obama was ...

WATCH: Wolf Blitzer Calls Out Donald Trump

The Huffington Post | Rebecca Shapiro | Posted 05.29.2012

CNN host Wolf Blitzer called out Donald Trump on Tuesday after the "Celebrity Apprentice" host and birther extraordinaire continued to question the au...

WATCH: Donald Trump Goes On Epic Birther Rant

The Huffington Post | Melissa Jeltsen | Posted 05.29.2012

Donald Trump is determined to have "birtherism" front and center in the 2012 presidential election, calling it the "most important thing" just hours b...

Colorado's Mike Coffman is Acting 'UnAmerican'

Wade Norris | Posted 05.24.2012

Wade Norris

It seems that Mike Coffman of Colorado is doing his best to hand his congressional seat over to the Blue column.

Iowa GOP Platform Includes Birther Language

Posted 05.22.2012

The Iowa GOP’s 2012 platform includes a section that calls President Obama's citizenship into question, and the chairman of the platform committee s...

Coffman's Obama Is 'Not An American' Quote Helping Dem Challenger

Posted 05.20.2012

Rep. Mike Coffman may have apologized for his comments about President Barack Obama's citizenship and statement that he's 'not an American,' but the f...

LISTEN: Rep. Coffman Says Obama Is 'Not An American'

Posted 05.20.2012

At a fundraiser in Elbert County last weekend, Colorado Republican Congressman Mike Coffman shared some startling thoughts about President Barack Obam...

GOP Candidate Admits Birther Mistake

Posted 05.15.2012

Another North Carolina congressional candidate has expressed birther beliefs about President Obama. Scott Keadle, who is running for the Republica...

Birther Bill Is Surprisingly Popular

Valley Fever | Posted 05.13.2012

Of some of the more controversial ideas tossed around the Arizona Legislature, the "birther" bill is the most popular to voters, according to a poll....

Birther Candidate Advances Closer To House Seat

Posted 05.09.2012

The North Carolina congressional candidate who made headlines when he expressed doubts about President Obama's citizenship has advanced to a runoff el...

GOP Candidate Makes Birther 'Forgery' Charge

McClatchy | Franco Ordoñez | Posted 05.07.2012

Long after the controversy over President Obama's birthplace seemed settled, some leading Republican congressional candidates in North Carolina have b...

Birther Candidate Suffers Big Embarrassment

Posted 05.04.2012

For one Republican congressional candidate, having Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio as a surrogate may do more harm than good. Jim Pendergraph, who is r...

GOP Candidate Goes Birther With Arpaio Support

Posted 05.03.2012

A Republican congressional candidate has the support of Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio -- and shares his doubts about President Obama's birth certificate....

GOP Senate Candidate Toes The Birther Line

Posted 04.23.2012

Wil Cardon, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Arizona, recently revealed that he remains skeptical about President Obama's eligibility for off...

GOP Candidate Goes Birther

Roll Call | Joshua Miller | Posted 04.20.2012

Is Richard Hudson, a former Hill chief of staff and now top contender for the GOP nomination in North Carolina’s 8th district, a “birther”? I...

A Happy (Sort of) Bully Tale

Karen Bergreen | Posted 04.11.2012

Karen Bergreen

I wasn't cool and she could tell. The fact that I shared her name enraged her. Evidently, it diminished her. She kicked the pine needles in my face and told me she wouldn't call me Karen.

Megadeth Frontman, Santorum Supporter Stage Dives Into Birther Pit

Posted 03.28.2012

Dave Mustaine of heavy metal band Megadeth is certain that President Obama "was born somewhere else than America," he said during a recent interview w...

Birther Queen Teams Up With Sharron Angle

The Huffington Post | Anna Staver | Posted 03.28.2012

Self-proclaimed queen of the birther movement Orly Taitz appears to be teaming up with former Senate candidate Sharron Angle (R-Nev.) to combat "rigge...

4 Kinds of Republicans

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 05.26.2012

Frank Schaeffer

The Republican Party elite is depending on uneducated aging frightened white males and radical anti-abortion females for their votes. Long term the party is doomed.

Birther Bill Returns Without Brewer-Opposed Amendment

The Huffington Post | Mollie Reilly | Posted 03.16.2012

Republican lawmakers in Arizona have reintroduced legislation requiring presidential candidates to prove their U.S. citizenship, this year without a c...

Blinded by the Hate: The Real Problem With Judge Cebull's Email

Michael B. Keegan | Posted 05.02.2012

Michael B. Keegan

The story is about more than one judge doing something wildly inappropriate. It's about a conservative movement in which the bile and animosity directed at the president are so poisonous that even someone who should know better confuses political criticism and sick personal attack.

Orly Taitz Shot Down By GOP Presidential Candidate

Posted 02.14.2012

Orly Taitz took her anti-Obama birther crusade to GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich on Monday, only to come up empty-handed. Again. At a cam...

Pennsylvania Republican Challenges Obama's Citizenship

Baldwin-Whitehall Patch | Robert Edward Healy III | Posted 02.10.2012

Barack Obama does not have the legal right to be President of the United States. Such is the claim of Thomas Barchfeld, a Whitehall Borough residen...

Colorado Senate Candidate Stars in Birther Trial

Jason Salzman | Posted 04.02.2012

Jason Salzman

Conservative talk radio is all aflutter about a trial underway in Florida to determine whether President Obama is eligible to appear on the election ballot there.