Barack Obama Citizenship

"And That's The Way It Really Is": My Memorial to Walter Cronkite

Steven G. Brant | Posted 11.09.2009 | Media


Steven G. Brant

If Walter Cronkite were alive today, I wonder what he would say to us -- as he looked out over the landscape of another war that can't be won.

GOP Congressman Questions Obama's Citizenship At Town Hall

The Hill | Jordan Fabian | Posted 09.08.2009 | Politics


The trend of controversial town halls contiuned on Friday when Rep. John Sullivan (R-Okla.) questioned the authenticity of President Barack Obama's bi...

How Lou Dobbs Scared Rush Limbaugh Off the Birther Story

Eric Boehlert | Posted 08.27.2009 | Media


Eric Boehlert

If Limbaugh won't back the birthers, that means most right-wing AM hosts won't either.

The "Birthers" and Our Ailing Political Culture

Cynthia Boaz | Posted 08.23.2009 | Politics


Cynthia Boaz

These birthers represent a small but vocal minority in this country who have somehow failed to grasp that American democracy is rooted in a set of principles, not a set of demographic characteristics.

Bill Posey Sponsors Presidential Birth Certificate Bill

The Huffington Post | Megan Slack | Posted 04.16.2009 | Politics


Freshman Republican Rep. Bill Posey of Florida has introduced a bill that would require presidential candidates to present proof of U.S. citizenship b...

Obama Citizenship Case A Waste Of Time: Federal Judge

AP | NEDRA PICKLER | Posted 04.06.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Thursday threw out a lawsuit questioning President Barack Obama's citizenship, lambasting the case as a waste of...

Missouri Republicans Question Obama's Citizenship With Constitutional Amendment

Politico | Posted 04.04.2009 | Politics


Fifteen Republican members of the Missouri General Assembly have signed on to a state constitutional amendment that appears aimed at advancing the cla...

The Speed of Lies

Chez Pazienza | Posted 09.28.2008 | Media


Chez Pazienza

Philip Berg filed his lawsuit claiming Obama isn't a citizen knowing full-well that most of its claims are bogus -- that they already had been or easily could be debunked.