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Investigating the roots of the Obama birthplace conspiracy theory, John Avlon—author of Wingnuts: How the Lunatic Fringe Is Hijacking America, available now on Beast Books—uncovers the first Birther and finds she's a Hillary Clinton supporter also implicated in Dan Rather's exit from CBS.

A discussion on the Glenn Beck show has now spilled onto the internet. The discussion surrounds Article 1, Section 2, Paragraph 3 of the United States Constitution: “ Representatives and direct Taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective Numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole Number of free Persons, including those bound to Service for a Term of Years, and excluding Indians not taxed, three fifths of all other Persons." To the liberals, the 3/5th figure is an indication that our founding fathers were a...

"Certainty can be deadly." - Peter L. Berger, sociologist Who should you be most leery of regarding the contentious national health insurance issue - the so-called "wing-nuts" who show up at Congressional Town Hall meetings or the medical policy experts who assure you with great certainty that whatever legislators are planning will solve the nation's health care affordability "crisis?" The answer is obvious: those medical experts, whether they be TV medical personalities, policy wonks from universities or think tanks, HMO and long-term care executives, or so-called health care consumer advocates. Why? Because they are in league with the current power...

The Public Editor of the Pasadena Star News, Larry Wilson, has a column out today on the contentious health care issue calling all those who disagree with Obama-Pelosi-Care "wingnuts." ("As health care battles, avoid the "wingnuts") - link: http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/ci_13063274 But when it comes to the health care issue just who are the "wingnuts?" Let's take public unions first. California government unions want to give up their current gold-plated health insurance benefits for Obamacare which may be cheaper but will, in all likelihood, end up being second class. One of the provisions of HR 3200 - The House of Representatives Health...

In the Dashiell Hammet classic The Maltese Falcon, Casper Gutman discovers that the black bird he has been chasing for nearly two decades is nothing more than a crude fake. Joel Cairo, unable to contain his disappointment cries: "You imbecile. You bloated idiot. You and your stupid attempts to buy it!"Yes. Yes. Crude attempts at gaining what you covet intensely very often result in disappointment. Today, the devotees of Daily Kos and Democratic Underground are consumed by two separate and conflicting desires. The first is retribution. George W. Bush trashed our Constitution, lied us into war and authorized an illegal...

America Betrayed Date: 02/03/09 Time: Tues. 7:00 pm PT 10:00 pm ET Program Location: www.theamericanvoice.com Tonight's Guest: Philip J. Berg, Esquire Lafayette Hill, PA – 01/09/09) - Philip J. Berg, Esquire, the Attorney who filed suit against Barack H. Obama challenging Senator Obama's lack of "qualifications" to serve as President of the United States and his case, Berg vs. Obama, [is in the U.S. Supreme Court with two (2) Conferences scheduled on 1/09/09 & 1/16/09] announced today that the U.S. Supreme Court has "not" made a public decision yet regarding his case. Then, on January 16, 2009 again, we have...

The Supreme Court held off Friday on deciding whether to grant a hearing in a long-shot lawsuit that would decide whether Barack Obama can constitutionally become president as a "natural born" U.S. citizen. The Friday list of court orders that denies or grants hearings did not mention the lawsuit, which says Mr. Obama should be disqualified from the presidency because he purportedly acquired the same British citizenship that his father had when he was born.

The march to protest Proposition 8 is continuing to wind its way downtown, and marchers got louder as they passed a cluster of three people holding "Yes on 8" signs. One of those holding the signs, David Cruz, said he wanted to remind marchers that the majority of voters have spoken by the passage of Prop. 8 in the Nov. 4 election. "They are not going to overturn the will of the majority,"said Cruz, 34, a College Area resident. Just then, marcher David Gonzales pushed toward Cruz, screaming that he was a disgrace. March volunteers kept them separated and Gonzales...

Albany Councilman Glen Casey wants to give some city employees an additional ten days off next year. The Catch: He doesn't want to pay them for it. "the idea is for all non union Albany city employees making $55,000 or more to have to take an additional ten days off next year. They would not get paid for it. I want to take what would be between $150,000 and $200,000 dollars in savings and give it to those employees making under 40,000 a raise" says Casey Casey pitched the idea to Council Members at Mondays meeting while they talked about...

I admit it, I HAD an account at Daily Kos. I will lamely attempt to defend myself by saying that it was a personal social experiment to see how long I could keep from being banned while posting cogent and unbiased comments and diaries. What did I find out? What we probably all already knew, the nutroots don't have a sense of humor, they are the only ones with any compassion, and anyone that is not similarly (extremely) liberal is not just insensitive but EVVVVILLL! I lasted a bit longer than obvious dissenters/sane people (know at DKos as trolls) because...

<p>I got a real kick out of this and I thought I'd share. So far, Daily Kos has been a bastion of cheerleading for Obama. These are the sort of people from whom he's been able to raise the kind of money he has. If this is a sign of things to come, we have much to be thankful for.</p>

We couldn't believe this despicable story when we first heard it and neither could the folks at television station WFXT in Boston, MA. Local Boy Scouts in Boston were collecting care package items to send to the troops during this holiday season - that is until city officials stepped in, called law enforcement and shut down their care package collections for the troops. The mean, cold-hearted woman who shut down the Boy Scouts efforts is a city official named Marsha Weinerman of Boston, Massachusetts who was appointed to her post July 1, 2006. You can contact Ms. Weinerman at this...

If you had a chance to help prevent World War III, would you take the time? On Oct. 25, the Bush administration announced new unilateral sanctions against Iran. The administration named Iran's Revolutionary Guard, its Ministry of Defense, and its Armed Forces Logistics "entities of proliferation concern" regarding weapons of mass destruction. It also blamed the Revolutionary Guard's Quds Force for "providing material support to the Taliban and other terrorist organizations."--Bush was labeling "enemies" in a way that would allow an attack that circumvents the constitutional need to consult with Congress. Just the evening before I had watched the documentary...

A troll has been spotted on a number of blogs and forums, going by the name of Jim Robinson....

A feature piece in this coming Sunday's New York Times Magazine on Republican candidate for president, Rep. Ron Paul of Texas, portrays his followers as including a wild mix of "wackos" on both ends of the political spectrum. Paul, a libertarian, has been gaining media and public attention of late. The cover line reads: "A Genuine Radical for President." The headline inside: "The Antiwar, Anti-Abortion, Anti-Drug-Enforcement-Administration, Anti-medicare Candidacy of Dr. Ron Paul." The article closes with the author, Christopher Caldwell, attending a Ron Paul Meetup in Pasadena. The co-host, Connie Ruffley of United Republicans of California, admits she once was...

I have mixed feelings when I see my predictions of what would come to pass in the case of the 6 wannabees who planned to attack Ft. Dix and kill as many soldiers as possible. A look at what's out there in the media and on the web tempts me to do something more rewarding-such as watching "The Re-birth of Mothra" !

As soon as the impending release of the British captives was announced,the moonbats,wingnuts,and AJTs jumped in with their pet theories.

This Saturday, March 17, March on the Pentagon for Peace and ImpeachmentMake plans now to join hundreds of thousands of veterans, military families, and peace and impeachment activists in a nonviolent march for peace and impeachment, beginning at 12:00 at the Vietnam War Memorial (23rd Street and Constitution Ave. NW) and ending at the Pentagon.http://www.marchonpentagon.orgAt the assembly site, between 8:00 a.m. and 12:30, there will be a pre-march People's Assembly. Contingents and organizations will be providing information displays and literature tables. We will be joined by the famous Bread and Puppet Theater. There will be children's activities, including sign-making for...

Did I hear the news correctly? Michael Savage is mulling a run for the presidency? Hallelujah! President Michael Savage in the Oval Office would be a blessing to America, and would be a positive answer to millions of conservative prayers. In fact, a Savage presidency may the only hope for saving America from liberal nitwits like Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, not to mention RINOs and our “conservative” president. Dr. Savage believes in American “borders, language, and culture.” He would fight to secure our borders, make English use mandatory, and he would strive to preserve the rich American heritage. With...

With clear skies and temperatures in the 40s, it was a pleasant fall day. Except that it was the first weekend in an already-odd January. We'd been running errands and decided to stop for coffee at one of those places that is supposed to make you think you're in the Pacific Northwest -- pine paneling, photos of mountain meadows and latte-like brews for people who aren't actual coffee drinkers. Sprawled around the fireplace was a group of six or seven young people. They seemed to be having a good time. Some of them were reading newspapers; others were doing puzzles....