Once More With Feeling: Arizona Electors Keep The Birther Fight Alive

EVAN MCMORRIS-SANTORO DECEMBER 18, 2012, 6:05 AM

You might think that President Obama’s comfortable reelection last month would put an end to the Republican birther conspiracy. But if you do, you don’t know Arizona Republicans.

The latest battle for the movement that believes Barack Obama is ineligible to be President was fought Monday at the state’s Electoral College vote, where a trio of Republican electors — including state GOP chair Tom Morrissey — once again raised concerns that Obama’s birth certificate is a fake during the electoral college vote.

They were rebuffed by other Republicans in the room, including Gov. Jan Brewer. National Republicans have also distanced themselves from the birther movement. But in Arizona, the birthers aren’t going quietly, even if they do recognize that they are going.

Morrissey, the leader of the Republican Party in Arizona and a former Chief Deputy U.S. Marshal for the state, tried to present his concerns over Obama’s eligibility as something other than birtherism.

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Once More With Feeling: Arizona Electors Keep The Birther Fight Alive (Original post)	DonViejo	Dec 2012	OP
Obama derangement syndrome	phantom power	Dec 2012	#1
Black-Guy-In-The-White-House syndrome	PoliticalBiker	Dec 2012	#2
Fine. Exert all that futile effort. Exhaust yourselves.	Aristus	Dec 2012	#3
The insane & brain dead walk amoung us	ksoze	Dec 2012	#4
Pic of AZ State Republican Chair Dick -oops, Tom Morrissey	yellowcanine	Dec 2012	#5
He looks like a dog's backside!	NICO9000	Dec 2012	#6
No he just looks like a bitter old white man who is pissed that Obama won a 2nd term.	yellowcanine	Dec 2012	#7
They are looking in the wrong place for his birth certificate	LiberalFighter	Dec 2012	#8
How many electoral votes did Obama win in Arizona?	davidpdx	Dec 2012	#9

Response to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Dec 18, 2012, 10:00 AM

phantom power (22,663 posts)

1. Obama derangement syndrome

Or, more accurately, Black-Guy-In-The-White-House syndrome. It's almost funny, except for how it's a symptom of poisonous racism.

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Response to phantom power (Reply #1)

Tue Dec 18, 2012, 10:23 AM

PoliticalBiker (328 posts)

2. Black-Guy-In-The-White-House syndrome

Biggest problem the republicraps have.
It's not that he's a democrat. Clinton was heavily reviled by Republicraps, but nothing like Obama has had to endure.
It's that Obama is black. The right is heavily populated with racist bigots. Whether they admit it or not, it's the biggest roadblock to getting anything done. It's the biggest reason for the do-nothing congress. They refuse to be dominated or guilded by a black man... and an exceptionally intelligent one at that.
Until that culture changes, we won't be able to get meaningful progress made.

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Response to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Dec 18, 2012, 10:59 AM

Aristus (29,796 posts)

3. Fine. Exert all that futile effort. Exhaust yourselves.

May as well try to scoop the moon's reflection out of a pond, you idiots.

How miserable, pathetic, empty and worthless does a person's life have to be before one adopts this bone-headed worldview?

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Response to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Dec 18, 2012, 11:47 AM

ksoze (874 posts)