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Birthers
birthers
June 28, 2016
Warren Not Native American; Trump Still Wrong
Her heritage is murky, but calling her “Pocahontas” is still wrong, for multiple reasons.
By
Margaret Hartmann
birthers
Mar. 8, 2016
New York Judge Dismisses Ted Cruz Birther Lawsuit
He ruled the suit was filed too late.
By
Claire Landsbaum
trump cards
Feb. 22, 2016
Trump Suggests Rubio Might Be Ineligible for Presidency, Too
Who among us is really a “natural born citizen”? (Hint: Marco Rubio.)
By
Margaret Hartmann
early and often
Jan. 14, 2016
Ted Cruz Gives Donald Trump a Taste of His Own Birtherism
At the GOP Debate in South Carolina, Cruz argued that if he isn’t a “natural born citizen,” then neither is Trump.
By
Eric Levitz
politics
Sept. 20, 2015
Donald Trump Responds to Muslim Question Controversy [Updated]
He says he loves “the Muslims,” but he’s not morally obligated to defend President Obama because Obama would never defend him.
By
Chas Danner
early and often
Sept. 1, 2015
Poll: 61 Percent of Trump Supporters Are Birthers
And the Donald is still well ahead of any other Republican candidate, though Ben Carson is on the rise.
By
Chas Danner
america!
Aug. 19, 2013
Ted Cruz Doesn’t Want to Be a Canadian Anymore
That should make birthers happy.
By
Delia Paunescu
cpac 2013 dispatch
Mar. 16, 2013
Makin’ Copies With Orly Taitz
… of documents proving that President Obama is a Social Security fraud.
By
Dan Amira
Feb. 27, 2013
Michigan Senator: World’s Most Oblivious Birther
“That issue was dropped immediately.”
By
Dan Amira
trumped!
Nov. 2, 2012
Stephen Colbert Won’t Be Having an Indecent Encounter With Donald Trump
The Donald missed the deadline.
By
Adam Martin
early and awkward
Oct. 17, 2012
Tommy Thompson’s Son Downgraded From ‘Birther’ to ‘Guy Who Enjoys Birther Jokes’
Birtherism becomes an issue in a tight Wisconsin Senate race.
By
Dan Amira
early and awkard
Oct. 17, 2012
Tommy Thompson Says His Son Didn’t Really Make That Birther Joke
He was just repeating something from the audience, okay?
By
Adam Martin
early and awkward
Oct. 15, 2012
How to Talk to Your 38-Year-Old Son About Birtherism
Wisconsin Senate candidate Tommy Thompson had to do this yesterday.
By
Dan Amira
convention dispatch
Aug. 30, 2012
50 Person Poll: RNC Delegate Edition
Delegates still unsure about Obama’s birthplace. A few are unsure about Romney’s, too.
By
Dan Amira
early and awkward
Aug. 24, 2012
Mitt Romney Made a Birther Joke [Updated]
“Nobody has ever asked to see my birth certificate. They know that this is the place that I was born and raised.”
By
Dan Amira
trump
May 29, 2012
Blitzer Finds Trump’s Birther Argument ‘A Little Ridiculous’
The Wolf meets The Donald.
By
Jake Moore
imaginary conversations
May 29, 2012
Donald Trump Prefers the Phrase ‘Place of Birth Movement’ Now
Not birther.
By
Dan Amira
stuck in the mittle
May 29, 2012
Donald Trump’s Birtherism Not a Dealbreaker for Mitt Romney
Romney is still refusing to distance himself from the Donald’s big mouth.
By
Joe Coscarelli
the donald
May 25, 2012
How Much Longer Can Mitt Romney and Donald Trump Stay Pals?
Trump, an increasingly prominent campaign surrogate, is also still a hard-core birther.
By
Dan Amira
is birtherism back?
May 19, 2012
Obama Campaign Calls Arizona Birther Official’s Bluff
“The President will be on the ballot this November in Arizona alongside Mitt Romney.”
By
Andre Tartar
early and awkward
May 17, 2012
Mike Coffman Accidentally Outs Self as Birther
Whoops!
By
Dan Amira
bon mots
Mar. 22, 2012
Barack Obama, Birther
He grills some poor lady about her birth certificate.
By
Noreen Malone
stuck in the mittle
Dec. 30, 2011
Mitt Romney’s Son Pulls a Bachmann
You can’t just repeat anything anyone says, especially if it’s birthery.
By
Dan Amira
rick rolling
Oct. 26, 2011
Rick Perry Was Totally Kidding About Being a Birther!
His furious backpedaling is now complete.
By
Dan Amira
birthers
June 29, 2011
Birthers Upset That Someone Is Spreading Untruths About Them
And, seeing nothing ironic in that, decide to sue.
By
Noreen Malone
paging orly taitz
June 4, 2011
Donald Trump Just Can’t Kick the Habit
“I don’t know exactly what he showed …”
By
Mike Vilensky
the death throes of birtherism
May 31, 2011
Sales of Birther Book Not Hurt by Complete Invalidation of Birtherism
’Where’s the Birth Certificate?’ debuts at No. 6.
By
Dan Amira
the death throes of birtherism
May 5, 2011
Releasing That Birth Certificate Kind of Worked
There are about half as many birthers today as there were a year ago.
By
Dan Amira
osama bin killed
May 4, 2011
Rise of the Deathers: Cataloguing the Emerging Bin Laden Conspiracies
Three different schools of crazy.
By
Mark Jacobson
the death throes of birtherism
May 3, 2011
Orly Taitz Can’t Let Go
She’s decided that the birth certificate is actually fake.
By
Dan Amira
the death throes of birtherism
Apr. 29, 2011
Oh Look, Another Document Confirming That Obama Was Born in Hawaii
Birtherism — so over!
By
Dan Amira
early and awesome
Apr. 27, 2011
Obama Stops By Oprah to Talk Birth Certificates
“When it first came up, were you thinking, I hope I was born here?”
By
Julie Gerstein
we feel like we’re taking crazy pills
Apr. 27, 2011
Publisher Describes Title of Upcoming Birther Book As ‘Unfortunate’
The book is called ‘Where’s the Birth Certificate?’
By
Dan Amira
early and awesome
Apr. 27, 2011
President Obama Has Released His Long-Form Birth Certificate [Updated]
BREAKING X 1,000,000!!!
By
Dan Amira
the donald
Apr. 25, 2011
Donald Trump’s Hollywood Enemy List Continues to Grow
Newest entry: Robert De Niro.
By
Dan Amira
bon mots
Apr. 24, 2011
Mayor Bloomberg’s Girlfriend Always Reminds Him: ‘It’s About My House, My Job’
Bloomberg comes out against the birther movement, with wisdom from Diana Taylor.
By
Mike Vilensky
the donald
Apr. 19, 2011
George Stephanopoulos Has Been Co-opted by Obama and His Minions
Donald Trump is on the case.
By
Dan Amira
2012
Apr. 19, 2011
Nearly Half of Iowa Republicans Say President Obama Wasn’t Born in the United States
Forty-eight percent!
By
Nitasha Tiku
we feel like we’re taking crazy pills
Apr. 19, 2011
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer Vetoes Birther Bill
Admits maybe things have gone “too far.”
By
Julie Gerstein
early and often
Apr. 14, 2011
President Obama to Nation: ‘The President Was Born in Hawaii, He Doesn’t Have Horns’
Obama speaks out about birthers.
By
Mike Vilensky
stuck in the mittle
Apr. 14, 2011
Where Is Mitt Romney’s Birth Certificate?
And why hasn’t he released it?
By
Dan Amira
we feel like we’re taking crazy pills
Apr. 11, 2011
Sarah Palin Embraces Certificateism: A Kinder, Gentler Birtherism
It’s birtherism without the “birth”!
By
Dan Amira
the donald
Apr. 8, 2011
Donald Trump’s George Costanza Problem
Why Trump HAS to run now, lest he get caught in a lie.
By
Dan Amira
the donald
Apr. 5, 2011
There’s Something Else Republican Voters Like About Donald Trump Besides the Birtherism
He’s doing really, shockingly well in New Hampshire.
By
Dan Amira
party chat
Apr. 1, 2011
Susan Sarandon Pretty Sure Donald Trump Is Full of It
“He’s just trying to get attention.”
By
Bennett Marcus
the donald
Mar. 30, 2011
Donald Trump Now Contends That Birth Announcements in General
Don’t Even Exist
What?! How did we miss this!?!
By
Dan Amira
the donald
Mar. 29, 2011
Donald Trump Shows Off His Actual Birth Certificate
So now we know that Donald Trump was born in America.
By
Dan Amira
the donald
Mar. 28, 2011
Donald Trump’s Birth Certificate Isn’t Actually Legit
What a conundrum!
By
Julie Gerstein
the donald
Mar. 28, 2011
Donald Trump Gets Even More Birthery, Wrong
The newspaper announcements!
By
Dan Amira
the donald
Mar. 23, 2011
For the Love of God, Somebody Show Donald Trump How to Use a Search Engine Already
He still can’t find a photo of young Obama.
By
Dan Amira
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