Reply #12: I don't know that there is anything unique about "birtherism"

[Proud Liberal Dem]

We all sit around and poke fun at them and their ridiculous beliefs here and I think most people (outside of the Republican Party, anyway) believe that they're off their rockers but being a "birther" doesn't necessarily make them mentally or functionally inept, at least not any more so than people whom believe in any other conspiracy theory. What about people whom don't believe we ever landed on the moon? "Truthers"? Are you holding all of them to the same standard and would likewise refuse to hire somebody whom believed in those theories? Why or why not? I really believe that hiring (or refusing to hire) people on the basis of political ideology and/or whether or not they subscribe to the "right" kind of thinking is ridiculous. Hiring decisions should IMHO be based on whether or not a person has the necessary skills and mental capacity for a given job. Anything else is discriminatory and runs afoul of the law. :shrug: