Of course you do. If you didn't, you might have to explain how Birtherism better serves the cause of defeating BO than anti-Birtherism. Far easier you to simply deem that I joined Free Republic, back in November of 2000, in order to act as a shill for BO a decade later.
Is your theory that I'm psychic, or that I'm a time traveler? Don't stress too hard over the answer, I wouldn't want you to spend too much away from your reading : )
Yes, Mr. Pilsner, you are an Obot. Thank you for clearing that up.
You see, you didn’t actually deny being an Obot, which would have been simple enough. Further, in your defense you pulled out a tired and discredited Obot anti-birther talking point (”How could his mother have known at his birth he was going to be president”) and adapted it to your situation. That’s something an Obot might say in the absence of a rational argument.
Your argument that if I didn’t believe you were an Obot, I might have to “explain how Birtherism better serves the cause of defeating BO than anti-Birtherism,” this argument strikes me as being silly. It is certainly not born of one who actually thinks things through.
There is nothing about my believing you are an Obot that would prevent me, or anyone, from pointing out the merits or demerits of either side. How vacuous.
Sadly, sir, you still don’t get it. Birtherism is not antithetical to campaigning against Mr. Obama. It is not one or the other. You want to frame the argument that way because you fear that the Birther movement will be Mr. Obama’s undoing. And that makes you an Obot.
On a more personal note, sir, I want to thank you for sharing your insights and, more especially, your contributions to rational discourse. All the best, sir.